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What is an Armchair General?
What is an Armchair General?
Introduction “Armchair general” is a derogatory term for a person who regards themselves as an expert on military matters, despite having little to no actual experience in the military. Alternatively, it can mean a military commander who does not participate in actual combat. Refer to Armchair Warrior. Conventional Usage The most common usage of the term refers to “[a] person without…
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5 Ways To Prepare for Combat Duty
5 Ways To Prepare for Combat Duty
The period before a combat deployment can considerably tire you, both physically and mentally. The very thoughts of war, especially if it is your first time on the battlefield, can take a heavy toll on you. But even so, it is necessary to keep calm and prepare in the best way you possibly can. Here are five different ways to prepare for combat duty: 1. Undergo Situational Awareness…
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Associated Impacts & Help Seeking among Military Mental Health Personnel
Associated Impacts & Help Seeking among Military Mental Health Personnel
Research Paper Title
Military Mental Health Personnel Deployment Survey: A Secondary Analysis.
Background
Military mental health personnel (MMHP) have increasingly engaged in deployment-related roles in closer proximity to combat environments.
Although studies examining deployment-related outcomes among military health care personnel have found combat exposure (CE) positively related…
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Effective & Inspired...
Effective & Inspired…
“Only effective and inspired leadership will carry units to victory in that arduous and finally determining aspect of warfare — ground combat.”
Matthew B. Ridgway (1895 to 1993)
General Matthew Bunker Ridgway was a senior officer in the US Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the 19th Chief of Staff of the US Army.
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Could an Elevated Spindle Oscillatory Frequency in PTSD Indicate a Deficient Sensory-gating Mechanism Responsible for Preserving Sleep Continuity?
Research Paper Title
Increased Oscillatory Frequency of Sleep Spindles in Combat-Exposed Veteran Men with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Background
Sleep disturbances are core symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but reliable sleep markers of PTSD have yet to be identified.
Sleep spindles are important brain waves associated with sleep protection and sleep-dependent…
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Could Abnormal Gamma Activities be a proxy for GABA-ergic Interneuron Dysfunction and/or a Promising Neuroimaging Marker of Insidious Mild Head Injuries?
Could Abnormal Gamma Activities be a proxy for GABA-ergic Interneuron Dysfunction and/or a Promising Neuroimaging Marker of Insidious Mild Head Injuries?
Research Paper Title
Marked Increases in Resting-State MEG Gamma-Band Activity in Combat-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
Background
Combat-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a leading cause of sustained impairments in military service members and veterans.
Recent animal studies show that GABA-ergic parvalbumin-positive interneurons are susceptible to brain injury, with…
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Combat: A Sensation of Life… “It is a sensation of life. A human being is never so alive as he is in combat.
A Study Designed to Advance the Delivery of Care for Combat-related PTSD
A Study Designed to Advance the Delivery of Care for Combat-related PTSD
Research Paper Title
Intensive prolonged exposure therapy for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial.
Abstract
Combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most common psychological health condition in military service members and veterans who have deployed to the combat theater since September 11, 2001. One of the highest…
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