The 528th Combat Stress Control Unit in Somalia in support of Operation Restore Hope.
The 528th Combat Stress Control (CSC) Unit activated on December 16, 1992, and deployed to Somalia in support of Operation Restore Hope on January 6, 1993. The experiences of the first 90 days are discussed, to include (1) deployment issues, (2) stresses facing the troops in Somalia, and (3) patient data. The CSC had expected to work with service members traumatized by the sight of starving children and dead bodies. Instead, the stresses were similar to those of low-intensity guerrilla warfare. Overall there were very few soldiers and marines impaired by mental health issues, and minimal psychiatric evacuations from the theater.
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Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20807, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D008890:Military Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012998:Somalia; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States