Varieties of combat stress reaction. An immunological metaphor.
The use of an immunological metaphor allows the incorporation of established theoretical ideas about trauma and stress in an integrative way which enables delineation and illustration of several varieties of combat stress reaction, including subtle forms of that condition which do not often appear in post-traumatic stress disorder literature.
Shalvatah Mental Health Centre, Hod Hasharon, Israel.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors