The Gulf War and mental health : a comprehensive guide

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The Gulf War and mental health : a comprehensive guide

edited by James A. Martin, Linette R. Sparacino, and Gregory Belenky

Praeger, 1996

  • hardcover : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-190) and index

Contents of Works

  • U.S. Army mental health system : divisional and corps level mental health units / James W. Stokes
  • Army mental health units in the theater of operations : an overview of the Gulf War / James A. Martin and Joe G. Fagan
  • Psychiatric services in the evacuation zone : a view from the U.S. Army psychiatric consultant for U.S. Forces in Europe. / William R. Cline
  • Psych Force 90 / L. Steven Holsenbeck
  • 18th Airborne Corps OM team / David C. Ruck
  • Combat psychiatry in the 1st Armored Division / Loree Sutton and Daniel W. Clark
  • Combat psychiatry the "first team" way : first cavalry division mental health operations during the Persian Gulf War / Spencer J. Campbell and Charles C. Engel, Jr
  • Navy combat psychiatry in support of marine forces in ground combat / Paul W. Ragan
  • After-action critical incident stress debriefings and battle reconstructions following combat / Gregory Belenky, James A. Martin, and Scott C. Marcy
  • Mental health interventions for the survivors of a Scud missile attack / Joyce C. Humphrey
  • Stress debriefings following death from unexploded ordnance / James Pecano and Deborah Hickey
  • Rapid interventions after a disaster at sea / Michael P. Dinneen
  • Occupational therapy and the treatment of combat stress / Mary Laedtke
  • Unit cohesion during the Persian Gulf War / Robert K. Gifford, [et al...]
  • Mental health lessons from the Persian Gulf War / James A. Martin and William R. Cline
  • The future practice of combat psychiatry / Gregory Belenky and James A. Martin

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Description

The brief, successful Gulf War resulted in few casualties, but there were still recognizable pockets of trauma. This study examines the Mental Health Services available in the theater of operations, the preparations made to train the soldiers for the stress of combat, and details of how they coped with the experience of combat. It assesses the Gulf War in terms of mental health. Some attention is also given to the phenomenon named Gulf War Syndrome. The authors conclude that United States Military Forces were not prepared for the mental health requirements of combat.

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Foreword by Robert T. Joy Preface by Faris R. Kirkland Acknowledgments Mental Health Services in the Theater of Operations U.S. Army Mental Health System: Divisional and Corps Level Mental Health Units by James W. Stokes Army Mental Health Units in the Theater of Operations: An Overview of the Gulf War by James A. Martin and Joe G. Fagan Psychiatric Services in the Evacuation Zone: A View from the U.S. Army Psychiatric Consultant for U.S. Forces in Europe by William R. Cline Psych Force 90 by L. Steven Holsenbeck 18th Airborne Corps OM Team by David C. Ruck Combat Psychiatry in the 1st Armored Division by Loree Sutton and Daniel W. Clark Combat Psychiatry the "First Team" Way: First Cavalry Division Mental Health Operations during the Persian Gulf War by Spencer J. Campbell and Charles C. Engel, Jr. Navy Combat Psychiatry in Support of Marine Forces in Ground Combat by Paul W. Ragan Coping with the Experience of Combat After-Action Critical Incident Stress Debriefings and Battle Reconstructions Following Combat by Gregory Belenky, James A. Martin, and Scott C. Marcy Mental Health Interventions for the Survivors of a Scud Missile Attack by Joyce Humphrey Stress Debriefings Following Death from Unexploded Ordnance by James Pecano and Deborah Hickey Rapid Interventions after a Disaster at Sea by Michael P. Dinneen Occupational Therapy and the Treatment of Combat Stress by Mary Laedtke Assessing the Gulf War Experience Unit Cohesion During the Persian Gulf War by Robert K. Gifford, James A. Martin, David H. Marlowe, Kathleen M. Wright, and Paul T. Bartone Mental Health Lessons from the Persian Gulf War by James A. Martin and William R. Cline The Future Practice of Combat Psychiatry by Gregory Belenky and James A. Martin Further Readings Index

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