Psychological effects of war: A role play

Mitigating Psychological Effects of War on Children

Introduction Studies on the effects of war on children, from World War II to the present, have presented different paradigms and have yielded mixed results. Some researchers reported non-significant differences between children exposed to different degrees of violence, suggesting "adaptation" or "habituation" (e.g. Bodman, 1941; Jensen & Shaw, 1993; Nashef, 1992; Ziv & Israeli, 1973), that is, ...

Millitary Psychotherapy and Psychological Wounds of War

SUMMARY After a short reference to Iran-Iraq war as a motivating factor for the present study, the issues of battle stress and psychological wounds of war ar discuused. Reactions of the world armies 10 psychological breakdown of soldiers, military psychotherapy, therapy in combat zone and its developmental process through Civil war, Crimean war, first and Second world wars, Korean and Vietnam ...

The Psychological Effects of War on Citizen and Soldier

Psychological Effects of War and Violence on Children

Between 1945 and 1992, there were more than 149 major wars, killing more than 23 million people. Children have, of course, always been caught up in warfare. They usually have little choice but to experience, at minimum, the same horrors as their parentsas casualties or even combatants. Recent developments in warfare have significantly heightened the dangers for children. It is, during the last ...

War and psychological health

The study by Hacker Hughes et al (2005) is interesting but I wish to raise a few points. The end of pre-deployment mental health briefing was not the best time for assessment because the soldiers were aware that they would soon be going to war and hence their stress levels must have been high. One month after the return from the war, they must have felt relieved and their stress levels must hav...