Steeling the mind : combat stress reactions and their implications for urban warfare / / Todd C. Helmus, Russell W. Glenn.

• Author: Helmus, Todd C.
• TeilnehmendeR: Glenn, Russell W.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (175 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the United States Army."; "MG-191-A"--Cover p. 4.

Describes the known precipitants of combat stress reaction, its battlefield treatment, and the preventive steps commanders can take to limit its extent and severity.

Table of Contents

• Cover; Cover; Preface; Preface; Contents; Contents; Figures; Figures; Tables; Tables; Summary; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter One - Introduction; The Urban Dilemma; The Urban Dilemma; Chapter Two - A Look Back: A Brief History of Combat Psychiatry; Chapter Two - A Look Back: A Brief History of Combat Psychiatry; U.S. Civil War and Before; U.S. Civil War and Before; The Great War; The Great War; World War II; World War II; Post-World War II; Post-World War II
• Chapter Three - The Lessons of War: The Causations of Battle Fatigue Chapter Three - The Lessons of War: The Causations of Battle Fatigue; Individual Factors; Individual Factors; Unit Factors; Unit Factors; Battlefield Contributors to Stress; Battlefield Contributors to Stress; Summary; Summary; Chapter Four - Stress in the City: An Evaluation of the Risk of Combat Stress Reactions in Urban Warfare; Chapter Four - Stress in the City: An Evaluation of the Risk of Combat Stress Reactions in Urban Warfare; A View from the Ground; A View from the Ground; The Impact on Combat Stress Reaction
• The Impact on Combat Stress Reaction A Look at the Numbers; A Look at the Numbers; World War II; World War II; More Limited-Duration Urban Conflicts; More Limited-Duration Urban Conflicts; A Secondary Analysis; A Secondary Analysis; Summary; Summary; Chapter Five - Reversing the Tide: Treatment Principles for Battle Fatigue; Chapter Five - Reversing the Tide: Treatment Principles for Battle Fatigue; Symptoms and Diagnosis; Symptoms and Diagnosis; Treatment; Treatment; Treatment by Mental Health Units; Treatment by Mental Health Units; Treatment Within the Unit: The Same Principles Still Apply
• Treatment Within the Unit: The Same Principles Still Apply Urban-Specific Applications; Urban-Specific Applications; The Success of PIES; The Success of PIES; Summary of Treatment Outcome; Summary of Treatment Outcome; Chapter Six - Preventing the Fall: Suggested Steps Toward the Prevention of Stress Reaction; Chapter Six - Preventing the Fall: Suggested Steps Toward the Prevention of Stress Reaction; Predeployment; Predeployment; Postdeployment Battleground Prevention Efforts; Postdeployment Battleground Prevention Efforts; Post-Operational Recommendations; Post-Operational Recommendations
• Summary Summary; Chapter Seven - Conclusions and Recommendations; Chapter Seven - Conclusions and Recommendations; Risk of Stress Casualties in Urban Operations; Risk of Stress Casualties in Urban Operations; Treatment of Combat Stress Reactions; Treatment of Combat Stress Reactions; Recommended Prevention Efforts; Recommended Prevention Efforts; Bibliography; Bibliography