Picturing America’s ‘War on Terrorism’ in Afghanistan and Iraq

Talking to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans about tobacco use.

INTRODUCTION Our goal in this study was to examine beliefs and attitudes about tobacco use in the newest generation of combat veterans, those who served in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom [OEF]) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom [OIF]). METHODS We held 5 focus groups (n = 17) with Minnesota Army National Guard soldiers who had recently returned from combat deployment in support of OEF...

Mental health care for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans.

Despite recent efforts to increase access to appropriate mental health care for veterans returning from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, many challenges remain. These include veterans' reluctance to seek care, insufficient mental health workforce capacity and competency in evidence-based practice, and inadequate systems support for improving care. These broad challenges must be addressed acro...

War in our time: Re.ections on Iraq, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction

Pediatric care as part of the US Army medical mission in the global war on terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq, December 2001 to December 2004.

OBJECTIVE Our objective in this report was to describe the epidemiologic features of and workload associated with pediatric admissions to 12 US Army military hospitals deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. METHODS The Patient Administration Systems and Biostatistics Activity database was queried for all local national patients <18 years of age who were admitted to deployed Army hospitals in Afgha...

The Threat of War and Psychological Distress Among Civilians Working in Iraq and Afghanistan

Research documents the mental health toll of combat operations on military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, but little research examines civilians who work alongside members of the military. In this research, we argue that a sense of threat is an ‘‘ambient stressor’’ that permeates daily life among civilians who work in these war zones, with mastery likely to both mediate and moderate the men...