Stress, mental health, and cognition: A brief review of relationships and countermeasures

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 5 II, 2007, Pages

  Stetz, Melba C ^a   Thomas, Maria L ^b   Russo, Michael B ^a   Stetz, Thomas A ^a   Wildzunas, Robert M ^a   McDonald, Joshua J ^c   Wiederhold, Brenda K ^d   Romano Jr , James A ^c  

^a U S ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

^d VIRTUAL REALITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Battlefield; Depression; OEF; OIF; PTSD; Stress inoculation training; Therapy

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY MEDICINE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; VIRTUAL REALITY; WAR;

COGNITION; COMBAT DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS;

EID: 34248228827     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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