Show No Weakness: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at the Tip of the Spear

Abstract

War is hell...on the men and women fighting America's wars around the world, especially upon the mental health of them and their families. In SOCOM, this reality has created a rising trend in PTSD diagnoses along with many other combat stress related issues, to include suicide and suicidal ideations. With rising rates, comes recognition and preventative measures, yet little head way has been made to date. This research aims to reverse that trend by creating a different model for diagnosing and treating PTSD along with many other mental health and combat stress related issues. It focuses on the realities of combat that every soldier faces and the coping mechanisms available to them, instead of whether or not the soldier has a disorder or doesn't. In addition, this research pushes for a different leadership development model within USSOCOM to ensure warriors have adequate support for the realities they face in combat.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 2016
Accession Number
AD1058278

Entities

People

  • Derek D. Price

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Civil War
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Health
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Psychology
  • Second World War
  • Social Psychology
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control