Social Psychological Issues in the Adaptation of a US Army Medical Unit to the UNPROFOR Mission,

Abstract

While much is known about soldier stress and adaptation in more conventional military operations, the U.S. military has little experience with United Nations peacekeeping missions. How combat-trained units and soldiers adapt to this new role is of critical importance to U.S. ability to contribute positively to such operations. Since October of 1992 as part of Operation Provide Promise, the U.S. Army in Europe has provided medical care for the 25,000 UNPROFOR (United Nations Protection Forces) soldiers located in the former Yugoslavia. This paper reports preliminary results of a longitudinal investigation of "human dimensions", issues in an Army medical task force that deployed from Germany to Croatia for this U.S. mission in 1993. pg 2. JMD

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA290613

Entities

People

  • Amy B Adler
  • Mark A. Vaitkus
  • Paul Bartone

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cohesion
  • Cold War
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Mail
  • Europe
  • Health
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Operations
  • Peacekeeping
  • Task Forces
  • United Nations
  • Yugoslavia

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.