| APA Expert Opinion
 Mary Helen Davis, M.D., of the APA’s Committee on Mental Healthcare for Veterans & Military Personnel & Their Families, discusses veterans’ mental health
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The Minds and Hearts of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines
and their Families
by Robert J. Ursano, M.D.
Over
200,000 of today’s military are presently deployed
in the war against terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan.
We often forget that this deployment is but one of many
for our military and their families, a community often
seen as a part of but apart from the rest of the nation.
On the home front deployment is also a part of response
to natural disasters. For Hurricane Katrina, the military
deployed 72,000 forces including 50,000 National Guard
as well as Navy ships and helicopters. Deployments abroad
as well as deployments at home affect our nation’s
families and soldiers across the country.
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Mental Health Information and Resources
Children's Reponse to Parental Seperation during Operation Desert Storm
by: Peter S. Jensen, M.D., David Martin, and Henry Watanbe, M.D.
[PDF Document  ]
Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd Edition
by: National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Walter Reed Army Medical Center
[PDF Document ]
Post Deployment Health and Distress Responses, Overview for Practioners
by: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
[PDF Document ]
Secondary Traumatization in Partners and Parents of Dutch Peacekeeping Soldiers
by: Anja J.E. Dirkzwager, Inge Bramsen, Herman Ader,and Henk M. van der Ploeg
VU University Medical Center
[PDF Document ]
Understanding Post Deployment Stress Symptoms, Helping Your Loved Ones
by: Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
[PDF Document ]
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