Technical Evaluation Report (Mental Health and Well-Being across the Military Spectrum)

Abstract

The operational deployments NATO Forces are conducting often present very high levels of stress for the soldiers. Large numbers of them (up to 15% within the U.S. Infantry) develop mental health problems afterwards. These include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a wide range of co-morbidity (e.g. alcohol-misuse, violence, dangerous driving...) and a much increased risk for suicide. To address these problems that engender lots of suffering for the veterans and their families and draw significant resources to provide them with adequate care, the Human Factors and Medicine Panel (HFMP) of NATO's Research and Technology Organization (RTO) has initiated a successful series of Technical Activities on advancing the science, the options for applications and the state-of-practice in the challenging area of mental health (e.g. HFM-081, 103, 159, 171, 175, 178, 179, 193, 203). The HFM-205 Symposium provided a timely and successful venue to set a framework for future HFMP work on Mental Health and Well- Being within the Military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA590004

Entities

People

  • Francois J. Lescreve

Organizations

  • NATO Science and Technology Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Emerging Technology
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mental Health
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Personality Assessment
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

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