I'm watching the testimony of Susan Selke, the mother of Iraq/Afghanistan War Marine veteran Clay Hunt who recently committed suicide.

"Clay was constantly voicing concern about the treatment he was receiving, both in terms of scheduling appointments and in the treatment he was receiving for PTS which consisted primarily of medication."

"He received counceling consisting only of brief discussions as to whether the medication was working or not. If it was not, he would be given a new medication."

"Clay used to say 'I'm a guinea pig for drugs. They'll put me on one thing, I'll have side effects and then they'll put me on something else.'"

"It wasn't until March 15'th that Clay was able to see a Psychiatrist at the Houston VA medical center. But after the appointment, Clay called me on his way home and said: 'Mom, I can't go back there'"

Two weeks after that appointment, Clay took his own life.

This is what CRAPPY medical care looks like in a system organized to make drug company profits instead of helping patients.

The Rachel Maddow Show on msnbc

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