FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A soldier accused of trying to pass military secrets to al-Qaida suffers from bipolar disorder and other mental health problems, a psychologist testified at his court-martial Wednesday.
"He has been an outsider, a social misfit, most of his life," psychologist Jack Norris said of Spc. Ryan G. Anderson.
Norris, of Madigan Army Medical Center, said he began evaluating Anderson in mid-July, eventually diagnosing him with bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression.
Anderson was videotaped providing military information to federal agents who prosecutors say he thought were al-Qaida agents. Testimony concluded Wednesday with closing arguments set for Thursday.
A second defense expert said Wednesday that Anderson is able to tell right from wrong.
Dr. Russell Hicks, said he had diagnosed Anderson with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism that impairs cognitive and social functioning.
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