Introduction to psycho-cultural and historical precedents to classifications of traumatic stress -- Continuum of socio-cultural adjustments to war trauma from sublimation to suicide -- The neurophysiology and neuropsychology of trauma adjustment -- Dimensions of Gulf War trauma -- Dimensions of Balkan War trauma -- Assessment and treatment of trauma -- International trauma bibliography
Summary
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
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-178) and index
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