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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825985603321

Autore

French Laurence <1941->

Titolo

War trauma and its aftermath : an international perspective on the Balkan and Gulf wars / / Laurence Armand French, Lidija Nikolic-Novakovic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2012

©2012

ISBN

0-7618-5802-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

616.8521

Soggetti

War neuroses

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Veterans - Mental health

Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Veterans - Mental health

Middle East

Yugoslavia

Iraq

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

War Trauma And Its Aftermath; Table of Contents; Chapter One: Introduction to Psycho-cultural and Historical Precedents to Classifications of Traumatic Stress; Psycho-cultural Factors; Emergence of Standards for Medical and Clinical Classifications; Classifying War Trauma; Incidence of PTSD Worldwide ; Chapter Two: Continuum of Socio-Cultural Adjustments to War trauma from Sublimation to Suicide; Introduction; Irma''s Story; Lidija''s Story; Serious Trauma: Rape and Torture; Trauma and Suicide; Chapter Three: The Neurophysiology and Neuropsychology of Trauma Adjustment; Introduction

The Basis of Human NeurophysiologyThe Neuropsychology of Human Behavior; Chapter Glossary; Chapter Four: Dimensions of Gulf War Trauma; Introduction; The U.S. National Guard; The First Gulf War - Kuwait and Iraq; The Second Gulf War - Iraq and Afghanistan; Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Dimensions of Combat Stress; Invisible Wounds of War; Social and Cultural Factors of



the U.S. Military; The Unintended Consequences of War Trauma; Substance Abuse; Sex Abuse within the Military; War related Violence and Suicide ; Chapter Five: Dimensions of Balkan War Trauma

Introduction: The First and Second Balkan WarsAntecedents to the Third Balkan War; The Balkan War of 1991-1995; The Balkan War of 1996-2002; Review of the Clinical Literature on the War''s Aftermath; Veterans; General War Trauma; Refugees; Women and Children; Reconciliation; Chapter Six: Assessment and Treatment of Trauma; Introduction: Reliability and Validity; Screening and Assessment; Mental Status Exam; The DSM-V Proposed PTSD draft revisions; The MMPI''s; The Validity Scales; The Clinical Scales; Political Correctiveness and MMPI revisions; Other Tests for Depression and Anxiety

The ProjectivesBrief Assessment tools for Anxiety and Depression; Training Protocols in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia; The Slavic-language Personality Inventory-360; The Problem-Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT); Partner/Relationship Inventory (PRI); Summary; Treatment Protocols; Psychotherapies; Psychopharmacology; Combination Therapies; Preventive and Aftercare Protocols; Chapter Seven: International Trauma Bibliography; Endnotes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span><span>War trauma has long been associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a term coined in 1980 to explain the post-war impact of Vietnam veterans. The Gulf and Balkan wars added new dimensions to the traditional PTSD definition, due largely to the changing dynamics of these wars. </span></span></span>