Denial often key in psychological adaptation to combat situations

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 725-729

  Shale, John H ^a,b   Shale, Christopher M ^c   Shale, Jayne D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c Naval Operational Medicine Institute   (United States)

^d Conditional Release Program ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETHARGY; MORALITY; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK; TRAINING; WAR;

EID: 1942435564     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-20031101-08     Document Type: Article

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