Stress / Grant N. Marshall ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marshall, Grant N., 1955-

Series:

Gulf War illnesses series: a review of the scientific literature as it pertains to Gulf War illnesses ; v.4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian Gulf syndrome.

Stress (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 1999.

Summary:

Reports that stress can produce myriad health effects, and these effects can manifest themselves as symptoms and conditions similar to those that veterans report.

Contents:

PREFACE

FIGURES

TABLES

SUMMARY

OVERVIEW

THE PROBLEM

HOW WE STUDIED THE PROBLEM

STRESS IN WARTIME

STRESS IN THE GENERAL SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

STRESS IN THE GULF WAR

STRESS IN THE GULF WAR-SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

CONCLUDING OBSERVATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

GLOSSARY

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

RETURNING U.S. TROOPS REPORT HEALTH PROBLEMS

PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT

SOURCES OF EVIDENCE DRAWN UPON TO ACCOMPLISH OUR OBJECTIVE

ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT

STRESS AND HEALTH: DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS

ILLNESS AND DISEASE

STRESS

CONCEPTUAL MODELS LINKING STRESS TO POOR HEALTH

A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING WAR ZONE STRESSORS

STRESS EXPOSURE IN THE PERSIAN GULF WAR

OVERVIEW OF STRESSES EXPERIENCED BY VETERANS OF THE GULF WAR

CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WERE POSTULATED TO BE AT HIGH RISK FOR STRESS REACTIONS

Combat Support and Combat Service Support Units

Reservists and Reserve Units

Persons or Units Not Assigned to a Parent Unit

Persons Who Experienced High-Magnitude Stressors

Others At Risk

STRESS EXPOSURE AND PERCEIVED STRESS

MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS IN-THEATER

SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN-THEATER

SURVEYS CONDUCTED IN THE IMMEDIATE POST-GULF WAR PERIOD

SURVEYS CONDUCTED SEVERAL YEARS FOLLOWING THE GULF WAR

The Iowa Persian Gulf Study

The Fort Devens Follow-Up Reunion Survey

The WRAIR Study

METHODOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

NON-GULF WAR SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE LINKING STRESS TO HEALTH PROBLEMS

STRESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES

What Kind of Stress-Related Health Problems Arise?

When Do Health Problems Begin?

How Long Do Psychological Problems Last?

STRESS AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OUTCOMES

Overview

Stress, Ill Health, and Disease

War-Zone Exposure, Ill Health, and Disease.

COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN THE PERCEPTION OF ILLNESS AND ILLNESS BEHAVIOR

STRESS VULNERABILITY AND RESISTANCE

GULF WAR SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE LINKING STRESS TO HEALTH PROBLEMS

STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA

HOW STRESS EXPOSURE WAS MEASURED

HOW HEALTH OUTCOMES WERE MEASURED

STRESS EXPOSURE AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES

Gulf War Stress Exposure and PTSD

GULF WAR-RELATED STRESS EXPOSURE AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES

GULF WAR-RELATED STRESS EXPOSURE AND BODILY SYMPTOMS

FINDINGS SPECIFIC TO VULNERABLE GROUPS

LIMITATIONS OF THE EMPIRICAL LITERATURE EXAMINING THE STRESS- HEALTH LINK

SUMMARY OF THE STRESS-HEALTH LINK

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS

WHAT DOES THE GENERAL SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE SAY ABOUT THE NATURE OF STRESS?

DOES EVIDENCE INDICATE THAT DEPLOYED TROOPS WERE EXPOSED TO STRESS IN THE GULF?

DOES THE GENERAL SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE UNRELATED TO THE GULF WAR SUGGEST THAT STRESS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO POOR HEALTH?

ARE THE PROBLEMS REPORTED BY CCEP AND VA REGISTRY PARTICIPANTS CONSISTENT WITH THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE LINKING STRESS TO HEALTH PROBLEMS?

WHAT CAN BE CONCLUDED FROM THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE BEARING DIRECTLY ON THE LINK BETWEEN GULF WAR STRESS EXPOSURE AND SUBSEQUENT HEALTH PROBLEMS?

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH CONCERNING STRESS AND BOTH PTSD AND OTHER (NON- PTSD) HEALTH PROBLEMS

REFERENCES.

Notes:

"MR-1018-OSD."

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Defense Research Institute."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8330-4359-5

0-585-30236-7

OCLC:

923689055