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The injured mind in the UK Armed Forces

Author(s) -

Neil Greenberg,

Edgar Jones,

Norman Jones,

Nicola T. Fear,

Simon Wessely

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

philosophical transactions of the royal society b biological sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.753

H-Index - 272

eISSN - 1471-2970

pISSN - 0962-8436

DOI - 10.1098/rstb.2010.0210

Subject(s) - psyche , service member , military personnel , military service , public relations , service (business) , political science , mental health , criminology , military medicine , psychology , law , business , psychiatry , psychoanalysis , marketing

The mental health of the UK Armed Forces is a topic much debated by healthcare professionals, politicians and the media. While the current operations in Afghanistan, and the recent conflict in Iraq, are relevant to this debate, much of what is known about the effects of war upon the psyche still derives from the two World Wars. This paper will examine the historical and contemporary evidence about why it is that some Service personnel suffer psychological injuries during their military service and others do not. The paper will also consider some of the strategies that today's Armed Forces have put in place to mitigate the effects of sending military personnel into danger.

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