Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : for those who bear the battle
  • The stressors of war
  • Combat/operational stress adaptations and injuries
  • Competing and complementary models of combat stress injury
  • The mortality impact of combat stress 30 years after exposure : implications for prevention, treatment, and research
  • Combat stress management : the interplay between combat, physical injury, and psychological trauma
  • Secondary traumatization among wives of war veterans with PTSD
  • Historical and contemporary perspectives of combat stress and the Army Combat Stress Control Team
  • Virtual reality applications for the treatment of combat-related PTSD
  • Experiential methods in the treatment of combat PTSD
  • Medication management of combat and operational stress injuries in active duty service members
  • The Royal Marines' approach to psychological trauma
  • The operational stress injury social support program : a peer support program in collaboration between the Canadian forces and Veterans Affairs Canada
  • Spirituality and readjustment following war-zone experiences
  • The returning warrior : advice for families and friends