Treatment of the Stress Casualty during Operation Iraqi Freedom One
Autor: | Robert D. Forsten, Brett Schneider |
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Rok vydání: | 2005 |
Předmět: |
Mental Health Services
Typology Gerontology Combat Disorders medicine.medical_specialty Combat support business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Public health Control (management) Social environment Doctrine Mental health Psychotherapy Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Psychiatry and Mental health Military Personnel Nursing Combat stress reaction Iraq Medicine business media_common |
Zdroj: | Psychiatric Quarterly. 76:343-350 |
ISSN: | 1573-6709 0033-2720 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11126-005-4968-9 |
Popis: | Introduction: Service members with mental health issues during Operation Iraqi Freedom receive evaluation and treatment at different echelons of care. Mental health teams consist of professionals and paraprofessionals assigned to Combat Stress Control units, Division Mental Health Sections, and Combat Support Hospitals. Methods: Army doctrine for mental health care is delineated and examples describing how mental health personnel must be flexible in this challenging environment and are useful mental health tools for commanders in the operational environment are presented. Discussion: Specific treatment issues related to the combat environment during Operation Iraqi Freedom are discussed in relation to each team and in light of doctrine. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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