Combat stress casualties in Iraq. Part 1: Behavioral health consultation at an expeditionary medical group

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 146-158

  Peterson, Alan L ^a,b   Baker, Monty T ^b   McCarthy, Kelly R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromedical evacuation; Behavioral health consultation; Combat stress; Organizational health consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY NURSING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY NURSING; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47249101191     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2008.00169.x     Document Type: Review

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