Follow-up findings of 149 psychiatric patients of the 3rd Infantry Division who were evaluated between September 1953 and February 1954 revealed that 77% of patients not in the process of separation at the time of consultation performed duty adequately or better after consultation.Almost half of the patients given medical clearance for discharge for unfitness (AR 615-368) performed duty adequately or better. Apparently many commanders use this regulation rather effectively as a deterrent to acting out.One infantry regiment and one specialist battalion had unusually high rates of psychiatric referrals. Other evidence including incidence of sick call visits, new AWOL's, delinquency reports, courts martial, and discussions with officers, patients, and battalion surgeons of these units suggested that they suffered from poor morale which appeared to be directly related to the personality of the commanding officers.Approximately half of the patients with severe schizoid personalities performed good duty in spite of their defective ego structures.Most patients with psychogenic somatic complaints functioned adequately or better when returned to duty after a single diagnostic evaluation.While psychiatrists are often tempted to make predictions regarding a man's potential adjustment, in the present study predictions were highly unsuccessful.The findings in this paper should serve as a control in any study that reports a high degree of success resulting from a specific treatment program in the realm of military psychiatry.Abstract Teaser