Training for the Psychological and Behavioral Effects of the CBW (Chemical and Biological Warfare) Environment: A Conference to Explore Training for Operational and Medical Personnel for Coping, Adaptation and Performance in the H

摘要

This is the last of six volumes addressing psychological and behavioral stress in the chemical and biological warfare (CBW) environment. This volume contains the proceedings of a conference held in Airlie, Virginia on training operational and medical personnel to cope with, adapt to, and perform in the high stress environment of chemical and biological warfare. The conference included distinguished military, academic, and civilian individuals knowledgeable in the areas of stress, CBW, training, and the Department of Defense. Many participants in this conference had been members of the first conference held one year earlier which broadly addressed the stressors of the CBW environment. Keywords: Combat stress, Stress(Psychology), Death, Disaster, Trauma, Nerve agents, Vietnam, Prisoner of war, Chemical agents, Casualty, Mass casualties, Psychiatry, Mental illness, Adaptation, Social psychology, Psychological warfare. (sdw)