War and health : lessons from the Gulf War / / edited by Harry Lee and Edgar Jones

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/212
• Soggetto topico: Persian Gulf syndrome; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Veterans - Mental health; Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Psychological aspects; Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Health aspects; Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Veterans - Diseases
• Altri autori: LeeH. A (Harry Andre) JonesEdgar <1953->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Post-combat disorders : the Boer War to the Gulf / Edgar Jones -- Causation / Harry Lee -- Is GWS about more than the Gulf War? : an anthropological approach to the illness / Susie Kilshaw -- Combat stress (the ex-services mental welfare society), veterans and psychological trauma / Keron Fletcher -- Clinical outcomes / Harry Lee.
• Sommario/riassunto: War and Health: Lessons from the Gulf War summarises 14 years of scientific and medical research into 'Gulf War Syndrome'. It sets the record straight and promotes more informed dialogue between public, media, politicians and medicine. The book concludes that the syndrome has no causal basis and there is no specific Gulf-related illness. Based on published findings and the contributors' own clinical experience, the book explores both causality and outcomes. It describes the issues that have promulgated the concept of 'Gulf War Syndrome' and looks at the historical background to p
• Titolo autorizzato: War and health
• ISBN: 1-280-90092-X; 9786610900923; 0-470-51236-9; 0-470-51237-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910876866803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II