Predeployment stress inoculation training for primary prevention of combat-related stress disorders

Journal of Cyber Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-119

  Hourani, Laurel L ^a   Kizakevich, Paul N ^a   Hubal, Robert ^a   Spira, James ^b   Strange, Laura B ^a   Holiday, David B ^a   Bryant, Stephanie ^a   McLean, Amy N ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat; Operational stress; PTSD prevention; Stress relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDEPLOYMENT STRESS INOCULATION TRAINING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REACTION TIME; RELAXATION TRAINING; SIMULATION;

EID: 79960370858     PISSN: 17849934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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