Out of the shadows : the health and well-being of private contractors working in conflict environments /

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Over the past decade, private contractors have been deployed extensively around the globe. In addition to supporting U.S. and allied forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, contractors have assisted foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations, and private businesses by providing a wide range of servi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Dunigan, Molly (Autor), Farmer, Carrie M. (Autor), Burns, Rachel M. (Autor), Hawks, Alison (Autor), Setodji, Claude Messan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2013]
Colección:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-420-RC.
Temas:
Government contractors > Mental health > United States.
Government contractors > Health and hygiene > United States.
Government contractors > Medical care > United States.
War neuroses.
Medicine, Military.
Occupational Health
Combat Disorders
Contract Services
Military Medicine
Warfare
Fournisseurs du gouvernement > Santé mentale > États-Unis.
Fournisseurs du gouvernement > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis.
Fournisseurs du gouvernement > Soins médicaux > États-Unis.
Névroses de guerre.
Médecine militaire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Depression.
United States
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The health status of contractors who are deployed to conflict environments is not well understood: a review of the literature
  • What are the deployment experiences of contractors?
  • What is the mental health status of contractors who work in conflict environments?
  • What other health issues affect contractors who work in conflict environments?
  • To what extent do contractors access health care, and what are the barriers to receiving health care?
  • Conclusions and policy recommendations
  • Appendix A: Additional data tables
  • Appendix B: Sensitivity analyses.

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