- "Combat stress reaction (CSR) is acute behavioral disorganization as a direct result of the trauma of war." - "Also known as 'combat fatigue,' 'battle fatigue,' or 'battle neurosis'..."
Psychological and physiological responses to combat and other high-stress situations, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and depression.
Introduction to Combat Stress Reactions: An overview of what combat stress reactions are and their impact on military personnel.
Trauma: An exploration of the psychological and physical impact of traumatic events on military personnel, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
Resilience: An examination of the factors that contribute to resilience in military personnel and strategies to promote resilience and prevent the development of combat stress reactions.
Stress Management: Techniques to help military personnel manage stress during combat and reduce the risk of developing combat stress reactions.
Coping Mechanisms: An examination of coping mechanisms used by military personnel to manage the stress of combat and how to help those who may be struggling with unhealthy coping mechanisms.
Mental Health: An exploration of the mental health challenges that impact military personnel, including depression and anxiety, and strategies to promote mental health and well-being.
PTSD Treatment: An overview of evidence-based treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder that can be used in military contexts.
Military Culture: A deeper look at the culture and psychology of military organizations, including factors that contribute to resilience and combat stress reactions.
Team Building and Support: Strategies to promote team cohesion and support during and after combat, including the role of leadership in creating supportive environments.
Transition and Reintegration: An exploration of the challenges military personnel face when transitioning from combat to civilian life and strategies to support their reintegration.
Acute Stress Reaction (ASR): ASR is a short-term reaction to a traumatic event such as combat, and can include symptoms like anxiety, hypervigilance, nightmares, flashbacks, and difficulty sleeping.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): PTSD is a mental health disorder which can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety, depression, and avoidance of triggers associated with the trauma.
Adjustment Disorder (AD): AD is a reaction to a significant life event, which can include traumatic experience during combat. Symptoms may include difficulty sleeping, changes in appetite or mood, and trouble concentrating.
Depression: Depression may occur for service members who experience significant loss, either in combat or while serving. Symptoms can include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities.
Substance Abuse: Substance abuse is often used as a coping mechanism for service members who are experiencing high levels of stress.
Anxiety Disorders: Anxiety disorders can include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and may include symptoms such as excessive worry, panic attacks, and compulsive behaviors.
Somatoform Disorders: Somatoform disorders involve physical symptoms that cannot be explained by a medical condition. These disorders can include conversion disorder and somatoform pain disorder.
Psychosomatic Disorders: Psychosomatic disorders involve physical symptoms that are exacerbated by psychological factors, and can include chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- "It has some overlap with the diagnosis of acute stress reaction used in civilian psychiatry."
- "It is historically linked to shell shock and can sometimes precurse post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)."
- "The most common symptoms are fatigue, slower reaction times, indecision, disconnection from one's surroundings, and the inability to prioritize."
- "Combat stress reaction is generally short-term..."
- "The US Army uses the term/initialism COSR (Combat Stress Reaction) in official medical reports."
- "Many reactions look like symptoms of mental illness... but they are only transient reactions to the traumatic stress of combat and the cumulative stresses of military operations."
- "[Shell shock] was considered a psychiatric illness resulting from injury to the nerves during combat."
- "About 10% of the fighting soldiers were killed... and the total proportion of troops who became casualties (killed or wounded) was about 57%."
- "Soldiers were personally faulted for their mental breakdown rather than their war experience."
- "Whether a person with shell-shock was considered 'wounded' or 'sick' depended on the circumstances."
- "The large proportion of World War I veterans in the European population meant that the symptoms were common to the culture."
- "Combat stress reaction... includes a range of behaviors resulting from the stress of battle that decrease the combatant's fighting efficiency."
- "Combat stress reaction is generally short-term and should not be confused with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or other long-term disorders attributable to combat stress, although any of these may commence as a combat stress reaction."
- "Many reactions look like symptoms of mental illness (such as panic, extreme anxiety, depression, and hallucinations)..."
- "Decrease combatant's fighting efficiency." - "Fatigue, slower reaction times, indecision, disconnection from one's surroundings, and the inability to prioritize."
- "Combat stress reaction is generally short-term and should not be confused with acute stress disorder..."
- "Shell shock was considered a psychiatric illness resulting from injury to the nerves during combat..."
- "'Combat fatigue,' 'battle fatigue,' or 'battle neurosis.'"
- "The US Army uses the term/initialism COSR (Combat Stress Reaction) in official medical reports."