Sex Differences, Stress, and Military Readiness.

Abstract

The goal of this report is to consider the effects of stress associated with combat, deployment, contingency operations, and trauma on military women's health and performance. This volume reviews empirical and theoretical work bearing on issues of sex differences in the effects of stress on mental health and performance, and to consider ways in which knowledge of this work might assist commanders in the integration of women into an effective military force. It is the hope of the authors that this material will prove useful in the development of a structure within which active duty women and men can function effectively. The success of this effort in the military, for which readiness is the singular operating principle, may also provide a model for change in civilian society.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA321693

Entities

People

  • A. E. Norwood
  • C. S. Fullerton
  • Frances H. Gabbay
  • L. K. Sutton
  • Robert Ursano

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain
  • Drug Abuse
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychiatry
  • Recreation

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.