This volume represents a definitive collection of the most current theory, research, and practice in the area of combat and operational stress management, edited by two experts in the field. The chapters in this volume will collectively demonstrate that combat stress can effectively be managed through prevention and training prior to combat, stress reduction methods during operations, and desensitization programs immediately following combat exposure.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : for those who bear the battle /Charles R. Figley and William P. Nash -- Stressors of war / William P. Nash -- Combat/operational stress adaptations and injuries / William P. Nash -- Competing and complementary models of combat stress injury / William P. Nash and Dewleen G. Baker -- Mortality impact of combat stress 30 years after exposure : implications for prevention, treatment, and research / Joseph A. Boscarino -- Combat stress management : the interplay between combat, physical injury, and psychological trauma / Danny Koren ... [et al.] -- Secondary traumatization among wives of war veterans with PTSD / Rachel Dekel and Zahava Solomon -- Historical and contemporary perspectives of combat stress and the Army Combat Stress Control Team / Bret A. Moore and Greg M. Reger -- Virtual reality applications for the treatment of combat-related PTSD / Albert "Skip" Rizzo, Barbara O. Rothbaum, and Ken Graap -- Experiential methods in the treatment of combat PTSD / James L. Spira, Jeffrey M. Pyne, and Brenda K. Wiederhold -- Medication management of combat and operational stress injuries in active duty service members / Nancy M. Clayton and William P. Nash -- Royal Marines' approach to psychological trauma / Cameron March and Neil Greenberg -- Operational stress injury social support program : a peer support program in collaboration between the Canadian forces and Veterans Affairs Canada / Stephane Grenier ... [et al.] -- Spirituality and readjustment following war-zone experiences / Kent D. Drescher, Mark W. Smith, and David W. Foy -- Returning warrior : advice for families and friends / Judith A. Lyons.