The Psychological Effects of Combat

Abstract

This paper addresses the psychological impact of combat service. The content will trace the history of the psychological effects of combat, addressing personal accounts, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment through the Civil War, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam. The paper will conclude with recommendations on how to prepare individuals for combat, sustain them while engaged, and treat them at the end of their combat exposure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 2000
Accession Number
ADA377709

Entities

People

  • Grady M. Embrey

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Training
  • Recreation
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Military Science
  • Strategic Security Studies