Steeling the mind : combat stress reactions and their implications for urban warfare /

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Combat stress casualties can severely reduce unit strength, and these types of losses may be accentuated during operations in cities. Commanders and NCOs need to have the skills to treat and prevent stress casualties and understand their implications for urban operations. The authors review the know...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Helmus, Todd C.
Otros Autores: Glenn, Russell W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand Arroyo Center, 2004.
Temas:
War neuroses > United States.
Urban warfare.
Cities.
Combat Disorders.
Warfare.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
War neuroses.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A look back: a brief history of combat psychiatry
  • The lessons of war: the causations of battle fatigue
  • Stress in the city: an evaluation of the risk of combat stress reactions in urban warfare
  • Reversing the tide: treatment principles for battle fatigue
  • Preventing the fall: suggested steps toward the prevention of stress reaction
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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