Contemporary Studies in Combat Psychiatry

by G L Belenky

Overview

This unique volume draws together a variety of essays in the field of contemporary combat psychiatry. Contributions are included from specialists in Britain, Canada, Egypt, France, Israel, Nigeria, the United States, and West Germany. The authors represent a variety of disciplines—including psychiatry, psychology, neurobiology, history, and Soviet studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313255137
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/05/1987
Series:	Contributions in Military Studies , #62
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

GREGORY BELENKY, M.D., COL MC, is Chief of the Department of Behavioral Biology, the Division of Neuropsychiatry at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and Professor of Psychiatry at the F. Edward Ebert School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

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Preface
Introduction: Combat—An Evolving Field by Gregory Belenky and Franklin D. Jones
I. The Role of Group Cohesion and Personality in Maintaining Effective Performance in Combat
Battle Stress, Morale, Cohesion, Combat Effectiveness, Heroism, and Psychiatric Casualties: The Israeli Experience by Gregory Belenky, Shabtai Noy, and Zahava Solomon
Stress and Personality as Factors in the Causation and Prognosis of Combat Reaction by Shabtai Noy, Ph.D
Combat Stress as an Opportunity: The Case of Heroism by Reuven Gal, Ph.D
An Investigation into the Value of Unit Cohesion in Peacetime by Frederick J. Manning, Ph.D, Larry H. Ingraham, Ph.D
Combat Psychiatry: The American and Israeli Experience by Shabtai Noy, Ph.D
Stress Breakdown in the Wehrmacht: Implications for Today's Army by Robert J. Schneider, Ph.D
Trauma and Personality in the Causation of War Neuroses by Louis Crocq, M.D. and Marc-Antoine Crocq, M.D.
Psychodynamic Considerations in the Adaptation to Combat by Jon A. Shaw, M.D.
Experience of a Non-Military Psychiatrist During the 1966-1970 Nigerian Civil War in the War Affected Area of "Biafra" by Ariwodo Kalunta, M.D.
Psychiatric Casualties After a War-The Nigerian Experience after the 1966-1970 Nigerian Civil War by Olukayode Adelaja
Egyptain Psychiatric Casualties in the Arab-Israeli Wars by Faud Mansour, M.D.
II. The Neurobiology of Military and Combat Stress
Sleep Loss and Military Performance by Diana R. Haslam, Ph.D and Peter Abraham, M.D.
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Chemical Warfare by Paul Newhouse, M.D.
III. The Broad Psychosocial Context of Performance in Combat
Combat Motivation by Anthony Kellett
The Soviet Attitude toward Stress in Battle by Christopher Donnelly
The Future of Combat Psychiatry by Gregory Belenky, M.D.
Bibliography
Index