The War in Iraq
Below is a list of information currently available from the National Center
for PTSD on war. For more information, click on the related links and/or search
the PILOTS database for a more
complete listing of articles available on this topic.
The Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd Edition
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The Iraq War Clinician Guide was developed by members of the National Center
for PTSD and the Department of Defense. It was developed specifically for clinicians
and addresses the unique needs of veterans of the Iraq war. For the complete
PDF click Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd
Edition. You can also download individual chapters from the table
of contents.
Returning from the War Zone: Guides for Military Members and Families
Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Military Personnel (PDF)
Returning from the War Zone: A Guide for Families (PDF)
This Guide contains all of the information in the Guide for Military Personnel, plus more information specific to a variety of family members.
Now: Family Guide also available in Samoan: (Samoan PDF) and
Chammoro (thanks to Military One Source): (Chammoro PDF)
These guides were adapted for services members and their families from the Iraq War Clinician Guide.
They are full of information to help military personnel and their families understand what to expect when returning from a war zone,
and help them to better adapt back to home life.
Information for the Public
Fact Sheets
Managing Stress
and Recovering from Trauma: Facts and Resources for Veterans and Families
A brief guide to recognizing the symptoms of stress and managing traumatic
stress
Resources for U.S. Soldiers Returning from Deployment.
A list of resources available to returning soldiers and their families.
War-Zone-Related Stress Reactions: What Veterans Need to Know
An explanation of the reactions veterans may have to traumatic war experiences
Common Reactions
to Trauma
10 common reactions to trauma are descibed by Edna B. Foa, Elizabeth A. Hembree,
David Riggs, Sheila Rauch, and Martin Franklin
Effects of Traumatic
Experiences
Common primary and secondary effects of trauma
PTSD and Relationships
Describes how trauma and PTSD can have significant effects on relationships
with others
PTSD and Problems
with Alcohol Use
Information about the impact of PTSD on alcohol use and dependence, which commonly
occur in tandem with PTSD
Sleep and Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Information on the effects of trauma on sleep patterns
Talking to Children About
Going to War
Information on talking to children about going to war
Coping
When a Family Member Has Been Called to War
Discusses impact on family
NCPTSD Supporting our Troops in the War in Iraq (PDF)
Information on activities the National Center has been involved with to support
our troops in Iraq.
National
Guard and Reservists
Information Specific to National Guard and Reserve Personnel and Their Employers
A Brief Primer on the Mental Health Impact of the Wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq
Explains the mental health impacts of these wars and discusses the long-term
prognosis for soldiers exposed to stressors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Online Resources
Veterans and Families Coming Home
This site provides information for families, employers, and communities, to
help support homecoming veterans in their transition from military to civilian
life. Resources and readings are provided as well as information on preparing
for homecoming veterans, career transition tools, support networks, and more.
Family Readiness Groups (FRGs)
The Army recognizes that helping families is its moral obligation and in its best interest. Family Readiness Groups (FRGs) are an
organization of officers, enlisted soldiers, civilians, and family members who volunteer to provide mutual social and emotional support,
outreach services, and information to their fellow soldiers and family members in a local area. For information contact your unit, or if you
need help in locating family assistance, contact the Army-wide Family Liaison Office or call toll-free 1-800-833-6622.
Personal Emergency Preparedness Brochure from the Department of Veterans Affairs
Preparedness
Brochure (download)
The Family Deployment Guide by Department of the Army, Headquarters, 88th Regional
Support Command, 506 Roeder Circle, Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4009
Preparing for Deployment
Leaving Your Loved Ones Behind
Children and Deployment
Communication
Finances
Resources
Military Benefits
Glossary
NEW: Virtual Family Readiness Group
A Family Readiness Group (FRG) is an organization of officers, enlisted soldiers, civilians, and family members who volunteer to provide mutual social
and emotional support, outreach services, and information to their fellow soldiers and family members. The virtual FRG will
provide the tools to facilitate and enable the establishment, communications and maintenance of online FRGs between volunteers
and soldier families regardless of their locations, providing Instant messaging, blogs, kids postcards, video email, In-case-of-emergency family plans and much more. This program is due to launch on October 1, 2005 and is currently in the beta
testing stages. To sign up on the wait list visit this site.
Fact Sheets from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
NEW Health Education Sheets
Powerful Movies, Powerful Memories: Viewing Advice for Military Men and Women
Powerful Movies, Powerful Memories: Viewing Advice for Family and Friends
of Military Members
Two fact sheets on reintegration after deployment
Becoming a Couple Again: How to Create a Shared
Sense of Purpose After Deployment
A fact sheet for military families experiencing
the transition.
Reintegration Roadmap: Shared Sense of Purpose
A
fact sheet for health and social service providers.
Military Medicine
Military Medicine
Special Supplement on
the Mental Health Response to the Pentagon Attack on 9/11 Vol 167 Supplement
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AMSUS
An easily accessible resource for our members and any others with
an interest in Federal Healthcare.
Advice/Information about Self and Family Care
Help for Veterans
with PTSD and Their Families
Answers to some questions about PTSD and service-connected disability that
are frequently asked by veterans and their families
Coping with PTSD and
Recommended Lifestyle Changes for PTSD Patients
Provides information for PTSD survivors about positive techniques for dealing
with PTSD
PTSD and the Family
Gives information about the effects of PTSD on family members and how to cope
with the effects
Discussing Trauma and
PTSD with Your Doctor
A checklist to help one discuss traumatic stress disorder symptoms with primary
care physicians
PTSD and Physical
Health
An overview of recent research that confirms that trauma and PTSD affect physical
health
Anger and Trauma
Describes the links between trauma and anger and provides treatment strategies
for anger management.
Parent Information (download)
Trauma Information Pamphlet For Parents
Teacher Information
(download)
Trauma Information Pamphlet For Teachers
Information for Professionals
Fact Sheets
The
Unique Circumstances and Mental Health Impact of the Wars in Afghanistan
and Iraq
Provides information for professionals about how the unique circumstances of
these wars may effect veterans - - also provides reviews of specific studies
and information about predictors of PTSD in veterans.
Early Intervention for Trauma:
Current Status and Future Directions
Identifies the core issues in early intervention that need to be addressed
in resolving the debate over psychological debriefing (PD). It critiques the
available evidence for PD and the early provision of cognitive behavorial therapy.
Recommendations
for Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Stress Reactions
Provides recommendations on pharmacologic treatment for acute stress reactions.
Treating Survivors
in the Acute Aftermath of Traumatic Events
A treatment model for acute stress is described.
Cautions on Mental
Health Interventions Provided Within a Month of Trauma
Describes the issues commonly encountered in individuals with Acute Stress
Disorder or early traumatic stress, which must be carefully addressed in considering
treatment options for these individuals.
On Line Resources
Mental
Health in Emergencies (download)
Document from the World Health Organization
Reviews of the literature on war-related PTSD
Military
service: long-term effects on adult development (download)
Schnurr, Paula P; Aldwin, Carolyn M. Encyclopedia of adult development, Oryx
Press, 1993, pg 351-356
Emotional
numbing in combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder: a critical review
and reformulation (download)
Litz, Brett T Clinical Psychology Review, 1992, vol 12, iss 4, pg 417-432
Female military
veterans and traumatic stress (download)
Wolfe, Jessica PTSD Research Quarterly, 1993. vol 4, iss 1, pg 1-4
Traumatic Stress
in Female Veterans
Some findings from a National Study of Women Vietnam Veterans
Fathers with war-related
PTSD (download)
Curran, Erika. National Center for PTSD Clinical Quarterly, 997, vol 7, iss
2, pg 30-33
Research on Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Assessment (download)
Schnurr, Paula P; Friedman, Matthew J; Bernardy, Nancy C. Psychotherapy in
Practice, 2002, vol 58, iss 8, pg 877 - 889
For Health Care
Professionals: Recommendations on How to Care for Bereaved Patients
Recommendations for health care professionals written by Holly Prigerson, PhD
and Selby C. Jacobs, MD, PhD that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical
Association.
Casualty and Death
Notification
Following a traumatic event or disaster, it is frequently necessary to notify
family members of the casualty or death of a loved one. This fact sheet is a
cirriculum on compassion casualty/death notification for professional counselors
and victim advocates
Post-traumatic
stress disorder in the military veteran (download)
Friedman, Matthew J; Schnurr, Paula P; McDonagh-Coyle, Annmarie. Psychiatric
Clinics of North America, 1994, vol17, iss 2, pg 265 -277
PTSD in Primary Care
Physical health and post-traumatic
stress disorder: review and synthesis (download)
Schnurr, Paula P; Jankowski, M. Kay. Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry,
1999, vol 4, iss 4, pg 295-304
Trauma, PTSD,
and physical health (download)
Schnurr, Paula P. PTSD Research Quarterly, 1996, vol 7, iss3, pg 295-304
PTSD Screen
for Primary Care Settings
A recommend 4-item screen for PTSD symptoms in primary care settings.
Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder: Implications for Primary Care
Web link to on-line Continuing Education course for physcians, nurses, and
other health care professionals. Access available only from VA connected computers.
The role of the mental
health professional in addressing the physical complaints of trauma survivors
(download)
Caulfield, Marie B; Prins, Annabel. National Center for PTSD Clinical Quarterly,
1999, vol 8, iss 2, pg 31
Outreach to Veterans
Effects
of an outreach intervention on use of mental health services by veterans with
posttraumatic stress disorder (download)
McFall, Miles E; Malte, Carol; Fontana, Alan; Rosenhack, Robert A. Psychiatric
Services, 2000, vol 51, iss3, pg 369-374
Website links
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Defenselink
The U.S. Department of Defense military website.
Resource
Guide: Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom
A wide variety of information for U.S. active duty, Guard, and Reserve service
members returning from war.
Hooah4Health.com
The U.S. Army health promotion and wellness website.
Support And Family Education
An 18-session family education program for people who care about someone with
mental illness.
Mental Health and
Mass Violence
An evidence-based early psychological intervention manual for victims/survivors
of mass violence.
Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Disaster/Terrorism Care Resources
in Bethesda, Maryland.
Biological, Chemical and Nuclear
Warfare and Terrorism
The Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine is a university-based
organization with a mission of promoting studied preparation of medical care
and humanitarian assistance in the setting of natural or man-made disasters
worldwide.
World
Health Organization
The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse provides leadership and
guidance for the achievement of two broad objectives: (a) closing the gap between
what is needed and what is currently available to reduce the burden of mental
disorders worldwide, and (b) promoting mental health.
Resources for survivors
A link for therapists and other professionals who are working with family
members and friends of military personnel for or engaged in war, with the military
personnel themselves, or with others affected by war or terrorism.
USA Today
transcript
USA Today interview with Robert J. Ursano, Professor and Chairman of the Department
of Psychiatry at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in
Bethesda, Maryland. On the impact of being a POW.
APA
The American Psychological Association is the professional organization of
psychologists in the United States. An APA task force has been developed to
assist clinicians with promoting resilience in response to terrorism.
PDhealth.mil
PDHealth.mil has been developed by the Deployment Health Clinical Center as
a resource for clinicians, veterans, and their families. Their goal is to create
a partnership between military men and women, veterans, their families, and
their providers to ensure the highest quality care for military personnel.
Iraqi Freedom
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has created this web site for returning
Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members of Operations Enduring
Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Veterans and Families Coming Home
This site provides information for families, employers, and communities, to help
support homecoming veterans in their transition from military to civilian life.
Resources and readings are provided as well as information on preparing for
homecoming veterans, career transition tools, support networks, and more.
Website links related to children
MSN Health
Talking with your kids about war.
www.nccev.org
The National Center for Children
Exposed to Violence has prepared new guides to help parents and teachers talk
to children about the war.
National Center
for Children Exposed to Violence
Specific information on children and terrorism.
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