Talk:Self-inflicted wounds in the military

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This should be expanded to include information outside of the military context and references to suicide, mental disorders, accidents, and more. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:25, 13 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There's a note at the top clearly stating that it doesn't cover self-injury due to depression or other mental disorder, which is covered elsewhere, but only deliberate and clear-minded self-harm with a specific aim in mind. Katharineamy (talk) 21:39, 13 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting - I am not entirely sure why the military setting makes this very different from malingering.Orinoco-w (talk) 22:59, 2 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Situation in the US

Situation in the US during the WWII and Vietnam war should be covered.