Combat Stress

Combat stress is a natural result of the heavy mental and emotional work required when facing danger in tough conditions. Like physical fatigue and stress, handling combat stress depends on the level of your fitness/training. It can come on quickly or slowly, and it gets better with rest and replenishment. HOOAH 4 HEALTH's General Information shares tips on preventing, recognizing, and relieving combat stress.

Mental Health Advisory Team IV Findings Released A team of Army experts who studied the mental health of Soldiers and Marines in Iraq between August and October last year concluded that there is a "robust" system in place to provide mental health care, but issues continue with the stress of a combat deployment. Read More >>

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can happen to anyone, although most of us have become familiar with the term as it relates to Soldiers returning from deployment to a combat zone. Click Here to learn more.				A Soldier's Guide To Deployment Related Stress Problems This article will help you understand some of the more serious forms of deployment-related stress problems. It will also give you some general guidance on where you can go to get assistance if you think that you may be experiencing any of these problems.
Targeting Health: Stress Management The U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) presents this educational package and training guide developed by the Directorate of Health Promotion and Wellness. This package will increase Soldiers and other beneficiaries' general awareness of stress and its impact on health and readiness, and will teach participants how to manage stress effectively.				Combat Stress Control To protect Soldiers and unit effectiveness, the Army has a comprehensive program to prevent combat stress reactions when possible and deal with them quickly and effectively when prevention is impossible. For more combat stress information and resources from the U.S. Army Medical Command click here.
Combat/Operational Stress Control (COSC) COSC includes programs developed and actions taken by military leadership and behavioral health personnel to prevent, identify, and manage adverse stress-related responses in units and individuals; to optimize mission performance, and to expeditiously return the unit or military member to duty. The COSC web page includes materials from the Combat Stress Control CD-ROM developed by USACHPPM.				The "Stress and Combat Performance" Workbook This workbook is a 25-page U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) resource that is also available as part of their "Targeting Health: Stress Management" presentation.