Classification and characteristics of Army stress casualties during Operation Desert Storm.
During the Persian Gulf War, the U.S. Army provided mental health care to soldiers using a model that emphasized the identification and management of factors associated with combat stress. Nonpathological labels, such as combat stress reaction, a non-hospital-based care delivery system, and simple interventions were used to promote return to duty. The authors describe such services provided to the U.S. Army 7th Corps. A total of 158 patients were treated; 72 percent were men. Seventy percent were from the junior ranks. Thirteen soldiers were treated for axis I disorders, four for axis II disorders, and 118 for stress reactions. Ninety-nine percent of the soldiers treated were returned to effective duty after a brief intervention.
McDuff
D R
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201.
Johnson
J L
JL
D000328:Adult; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008877:Middle East; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D014857:Warfare