title: Military mental health in the Gulf War: the experience at the Central Clinic of the IDF.
abstract: The experience of the Central Military Mental Health Clinic during the Gulf War is summarized here. Many of the difficulties confronted by soldiers, as well as the treatment offered at the Clinic, are described. Possible explanations for the absence of a significant rise in wartime referrals to the Clinic are also suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lichtenberg
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bleich
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare