Mr. Kevan Jones [holding answer 5 March 2010]: The following tables provide information on how many people were discharged from the each of the armed forces on grounds of mental illness under each international classification of diseases code:
Table 1: Naval Service personnel medically discharged with a principal condition of a mental and behavioural disorder, 2001-08
All
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
All
295
30
38
42
29
46
42
39
29
Mood Disorders
118
14
19
13
13
16
19
14
10
Of which:
Depressive Disorder
95
10
13
12
8
15
17
13
7
Neurotic Disorders
126
11
13
20
9
20
20
21
12
Of which:
PTSD
38
*
*
6
*
6
5
8
5
Of which:
Adjustment disorders
26
*
*
*
*
*
6
5
*
Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders
12
*
0
*
*
*
0
0
*
Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
14
*
*
*
*
*
0
0
*
Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors
16
*
5
*
0
*
*
*
*
Disorders of adult personality and behaviour
*
0
0
*
0
0
*
*
0
Disorders of psychological development
*
0
0
0
0
0
*
0
0
Table 2: Army personnel medically discharged with a principal condition of a mental and behavioural disorder, 2001-08
All
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
All
904
103
112
90
121
119
111
111
137
Psychoactive substance use
29
5
6
*
*
5
*
*
7
Of which:
Disorders due to alcohol
28
5
6
*
*
*
*
*
7
Mood Disorders
307
23
35
33
50
47
32
41
46
Of which:
Depressive Disorder
238
16
22
27
40
35
27
33
38
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Neurotic Disorders
418
53
54
40
54
53
52
57
55
Of which:
PTSD
113
7
11
6
11
14
20
19
25
Of which:
Adjustment Disorders
101
19
15
15
14
12
7
10
9
Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders
16
0
*
*
*
*
*
*
5
Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders
69
12
10
11
6
5
14
*
7
Behavioural syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors
17
*
0
*
*
*
*
*
5
Disorders of adult personality and behaviour
33
8
6
*
*
*
*
*
*
Disorders of psychological development
*
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
*
Behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
