title: A Jungian approach to dreams reported by soldiers in a modern combat zone.
abstract: Treating combat deployed soldiers is becoming more prevalent and needed in psychiatry. Modern combat produces unique psychological challenges, including those without criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article will attempt to share the primary author's experience with psychotherapy in a combat zone, along with understanding the general themes of dreams the author encountered while being deployed. Toward that end, the primary author [RW] discusses his personal experiences in Iraq working with soldiers whom he saw and treated while in theatre, with a particular focus on the dreams they reported. The co-authors [EG and MI] afterward collaborated with the primary author to formulate and provide insight into the dreams from a Jungian perspective.
authors: Community mental health centre in Athens, OH, USA. robby.wyatt@gmail.com
authors: Rob
authors: R
authors: Wyatt
authors: Erik
authors: E
authors: Goodwyn
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Ignatowski
mesh_terms: D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D004325:Dreams / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D007602:Jungian Theory; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology