American soldier: The emotional and physiological effects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

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" American soldier: The emotional and physiological effects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan "
Heather Lascano Soares J. Price-Sharps

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	54831
Doc. No	:	TL24785
Call number	:	‭3313799‬
Main Entry	:	Heather Lascano Soares
Title & Author	:	American soldier: The emotional and physiological effects of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan\ Heather Lascano Soares
College	:	Alliant International University, Fresno
Date	:	2007
Degree	:	Ph.D.
student score	:	2007
Page No	:	89
Abstract	:	Soldiers serving in Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) are returning home with a barrage of psychological and neurological problems. These efforts in the Middle East are different from any other war in history because there is no defined front line. Soldiers return with complaints of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, somatic symptoms, and traumatic brain injuries. Sixty-nine service members from all branches of the United States military (Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force) were surveyed using the Beck Depression Inventory, second edition (BDI-II); Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI); Impact of Event Scale, Revised (IES-R); and a brief demographic questionnaire. No significant differences in symptom endorsement were expected between soldiers who saw direct combat and those who did not due to the nature of these particular wars. After completing a Multiple Analysis of Variance, results indicated no significant differences in any measure except the Intrusion subscale of the IES-R. Additionally, no differences in symptom endorsement were found between different branches of military service. These results suggest that those who saw direct combat experienced more intrusive thoughts than those without direct combat experience. The implications of the study suggest the need for more comprehensive and more frequent mental health screenings of service members to ensure that problems are caught early on, and that service members (and their families) are able to receive treatment before symptoms become more intrusive and debilitating.
Subject	:	Health and environmental sciences; Social sciences; Psychology; Afghanistan; Impact of Event Scale-Revised; Iraq War; Military; Military mental health; Military psychology; Posttraumatic stress; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Soldier; Wars; Mental health; Psychotherapy; Welfare; Armed forces; 0750:Armed forces; 0347:Mental health; 0622:Psychotherapy; 0630:Welfare
Added Entry	:	J. Price-Sharps
Added Entry	:	Alliant International University, Fresno