"Emotional Aftermath of the Persian Gulf War" explores the impact
of war from a unique perspective& mdash;it addresses not only
the effect of trauma on soldiers in combat but also the toll war
takes on families and communities as a whole. In this book, experts
from the Department of Defense (including Dick Cheney, former
Secretary of Defense, who provides the preface), the Veterans
Administration, the National Institute of Mental Health, Israel
Defense Forces, and academia provide an integrated look at the
psychiatric and psychological effects of war and the treatment of
war-related stress and psychiatric disorders.
The authors focus on the experience of servicemembers and of
their families in response to deployment, separation, and loss, and
reintegration after the war. They discuss the treatment of combat
casualties, those with and without psychiatric illness, who were
rapidly returned home still in the acute stage of their injuries.
The authors emphasize providing the best support, both medically
and psychologically, for military personnel and their families for
the essential mental health and effectiveness of the fighting force
and the improved quality of life of individual people. The special
needs of families and of reserve and guard members are considered,
and models of community outreach programs for coping with the
stressors of war are discussed.
Unique in terms of the role that technology played&
mdash;including live TV coverage, Patriot missiles, and &
ldquo;smart& rdquo; bombs& mdash;the Gulf War was a part of
the day-to-day lives of the fighting forces and their families,
communities, and nations.
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