... Wounds of war: The psychological aftermath of combat in Vietnam. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS... more ... Wounds of war: The psychological aftermath of combat in Vietnam. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Hendin, Herbert. Author: Haas, Ann Pollinger (b. 1944, d. ----. PUBLISHER: Basic Books (New York). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1984. ...
To the degree that the adults were aware of their difficulties, they saw marijuana as an escape f... more To the degree that the adults were aware of their difficulties, they saw marijuana as an escape from them, or as providing relief or enhancing their ability to cope with them. Neither they nor we saw marijuana as the cause of their problems. Rather, it served for most to help maintain them in a troubled adaptation, reenforcing their tendency not to look at, understand, or attempt to master their difficulties. It served to detach them from their problems, and helped them to regard even serious difficulties as unimportant. Marijuana provided a buffer zone of sensation that functioned as a barrier against self-awareness and closeness to others. Marijuana enabled the adolescents to avoid choices and challenges associated with growing up. The adults we studied appeared to have been obliged by time to make choices for which they were not prepared, and with which they were not satisfied. To the extent that their futures had caught up with them, they used marijuana in an attempt to diminish...
Ten veterans who did not develop posttraumatic stress after intense combat in Vietnam were studie... more Ten veterans who did not develop posttraumatic stress after intense combat in Vietnam were studied to explain what had protected them. The authors found a highly consistent adaptation to combat: During combat each of these veterans had exhibited calmness under pressure, intellectual control, acceptance of fear, and a lack of excessively violent or guilt-arousing behavior. The authors believe that these traits may be part of an adaptation uniquely suitable for preserving emotional stability in an unstructured, unstable context.
Data collected from 26 therapists who were treating patients when they died by suicide were used ... more Data collected from 26 therapists who were treating patients when they died by suicide were used to identify intense affective states in such patients preceding the suicide. Eleven therapists provided comparable data on 26 patients they had treated who were seriously depressed but not suicidal. Although the two groups had similar numbers diagnosed with MDD, the suicide patients showed a significantly higher total number of intense affects in addition to depression. The acute affective state most associated with a suicide crisis was desperation. Hopelessness, rage, abandonment, self-hatred, and anxiety were also significantly more frequently evidenced in the suicide patients.
Data from therapists who were treating patients when they killed themselves were used to provide ... more Data from therapists who were treating patients when they killed themselves were used to provide information about precipitating events that was missing from accounts obtained from suicide victims' relatives and friends. Among 26 patient suicides studied, the therapists identified a precipitating event in 25 cases; in 19 of these, supporting evidence linked the identified event to the suicide. A schema was developed that identifies nine types of evidence provided by therapists in determining that an event precipitated the suicide. Use of the schema is likely to improve accurate identification of events that precipitate patient suicides, and distinguish them from unrelated coterminous events or suicide risk factors.
... Wounds of war: The psychological aftermath of combat in Vietnam. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS... more ... Wounds of war: The psychological aftermath of combat in Vietnam. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Hendin, Herbert. Author: Haas, Ann Pollinger (b. 1944, d. ----. PUBLISHER: Basic Books (New York). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1984. ...
To the degree that the adults were aware of their difficulties, they saw marijuana as an escape f... more To the degree that the adults were aware of their difficulties, they saw marijuana as an escape from them, or as providing relief or enhancing their ability to cope with them. Neither they nor we saw marijuana as the cause of their problems. Rather, it served for most to help maintain them in a troubled adaptation, reenforcing their tendency not to look at, understand, or attempt to master their difficulties. It served to detach them from their problems, and helped them to regard even serious difficulties as unimportant. Marijuana provided a buffer zone of sensation that functioned as a barrier against self-awareness and closeness to others. Marijuana enabled the adolescents to avoid choices and challenges associated with growing up. The adults we studied appeared to have been obliged by time to make choices for which they were not prepared, and with which they were not satisfied. To the extent that their futures had caught up with them, they used marijuana in an attempt to diminish...
Ten veterans who did not develop posttraumatic stress after intense combat in Vietnam were studie... more Ten veterans who did not develop posttraumatic stress after intense combat in Vietnam were studied to explain what had protected them. The authors found a highly consistent adaptation to combat: During combat each of these veterans had exhibited calmness under pressure, intellectual control, acceptance of fear, and a lack of excessively violent or guilt-arousing behavior. The authors believe that these traits may be part of an adaptation uniquely suitable for preserving emotional stability in an unstructured, unstable context.
Data collected from 26 therapists who were treating patients when they died by suicide were used ... more Data collected from 26 therapists who were treating patients when they died by suicide were used to identify intense affective states in such patients preceding the suicide. Eleven therapists provided comparable data on 26 patients they had treated who were seriously depressed but not suicidal. Although the two groups had similar numbers diagnosed with MDD, the suicide patients showed a significantly higher total number of intense affects in addition to depression. The acute affective state most associated with a suicide crisis was desperation. Hopelessness, rage, abandonment, self-hatred, and anxiety were also significantly more frequently evidenced in the suicide patients.
Data from therapists who were treating patients when they killed themselves were used to provide ... more Data from therapists who were treating patients when they killed themselves were used to provide information about precipitating events that was missing from accounts obtained from suicide victims' relatives and friends. Among 26 patient suicides studied, the therapists identified a precipitating event in 25 cases; in 19 of these, supporting evidence linked the identified event to the suicide. A schema was developed that identifies nine types of evidence provided by therapists in determining that an event precipitated the suicide. Use of the schema is likely to improve accurate identification of events that precipitate patient suicides, and distinguish them from unrelated coterminous events or suicide risk factors.
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