Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Brailey, Kevin., et al. "PTSD Symptoms, Life Events, and Unit Cohesion in U.S. Soldiers: Baseline  Findings from the Neurocognition Deployment Health Study." Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol.   20, No. 4, (August 2007): 495–503. Web. 05 Feb. 2013

The authors of this article present their results of an experiment they conducted to reveal possible reasons soldiers are more susceptible to post traumatic stress disorder. The article will provide my paper with statistics on what can make soldiers have post traumatic stress disorder.

Glasch, Mike A. "Battling PTSD." (2007):1-5. Web. 05 Feb. 2013.

Mike Glasch explores the story of a soldier suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. This article provides my paper with a sentimental and more personal side to post traumatic stress disorder and furnishes the illness as a reality.

Satel, Sally "PTSD's Diagnostic Trap." Policy Review 165 (Feb/Mar 2011): 41-53. Web. 05 Feb. 2013

Sally Satel provided a clear definition and argument on the parameters of post traumatic stress disorder diagnosis and how it needs to be changed. This article will add to the argument of my paper because of the diagnosis needing to be altered in order to help our returning soldiers.

Harmon, S. C., et al. "Post Deployment Mental Health Screening: An Application of the Soldier Adaptation Model." Military Medicine, 177. (2012): 366-373. Web. Feb 05. 2013

The authors of this article argue that having soldiers undergo a mental health screening before they deploy to war zones will help minimize post traumatic stress disorder in returning soldiers and also raise warning flags for soldiers before they even undergo deployment and the stress that may occur overseas. This article supports my paper because it provides a possible solution to decrease post traumatic stress disorder.

Searcy, Cristina P., et al. "Pharmacological Prevenion of Combat-Related PTSD: A Literature Review."  Military Medicine Vol 177 (2012): 649-54. Web. 05 Feb. 2013

The authors of this article support involving a pharmacological aspect into the prevention and/or treatment of post traumatic stress disorder in the military by including studies and facts they gathered throughout their research. This article will provide my paper with another alternative solution to fix/prevent post traumatic stress disorder in our returning military personnel.

Postdeployment Mental Health Screening

In the article "Postdeployment Mental Health Screening: An Application of the Soldier Adaptation Model" (20120 various authors suggest the idea of mental health screenings before soldiers are deployed to areas of war. The authors generated research and results and showed them through the text. They provided the audience with a rough version of the screening and helped them understand the importance of having a test like this down. This article was intended for individuals in the health field, especially those with a focus on treatment of PTSD.

REFERENCE

Harmon, S. C., et al. "Postdeployment Mental Health Screening: An Application of the Soldier Adaptation Model." Military Medicine, 177. (2012): 366-373. Web. Feb 05. 2013

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PTSD Symptoms Study

In the article "PTSD Symptoms, Life Events, and Unit Cohesion in U.S. Soldiers: Baseline Findings From the Neurocognition Deployment Health Study" (2007) Kevin Brailey and numerous other authors interpret the information they gathered from the Neurocognnition Deployment Health Study. The authors' support their claims of the effectors of PTSD through the graphs and information they provide the reader. The article starts with background information and then includes the study itself including the participants, methods, and data collected. This article was intended for anyone wanting to know what can make soldiers more 
susceptible to PTSD.



REFERENCE

Brailey, Kevin., et al. "PTSD Symptoms, Life Events, and Unit Cohesion in U.S. Soldiers: Baseline Findings From the Neurocognition Deployment Health Study" Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol. 20, No. 4, (August 2007): 495–503. Web. 05 Feb. 2013


http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=07111314-45c5-4ce2-8029-60796585727f%40sessionmgr110&vid=2&hid=124

PTSD's Diagnostic Trap

Sally Satel, a psychiatrist and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, comprised her article "PTSD's Diagnostic Trap" (2011) of definitions, information, and evidence that provided the reader with a full comprehension of PTSD and how it affects our military personnel, even after serving. Satel's article starts off with the plain definition of PTSD and leads to how to deal with the situation both medically and financially. Satel discusses how some cases of PTSD are misdiagnosed because some medical professionals are using "outdated" parameters for the diagnosis. Using historical facts Satel shows the reader how the diagnosis of PTSD has developed over the years and how labeling a soldier as "disabled" slows down the healing process even more. Satel's article was intended for an adult audience including those who suffer from PTSD, medical professionals involved with the field, and military personnel.

REFERENCE

Satel, Sally "PTSD's Diagnostic Trap" Policy Review 165 (Feb/Mar 2011): 41-53. Web. 05 Feb. 2013 

http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=57859c41-6a20-465b-8014-96877ec606e2%40sessionmgr104&vid=2&hid=124

Pharmacology-PTSD

The various authors of the article "Pharmacological Prevenion of Combat-Related PTSD: A Literature Review" (2012) assert the possibility of using pharmacological information to prevent PTSD in the military. The article is comprised of the authors' review of many different articles and include some of their own information. The information included studies and facts that supported the authors' point of involving a pharmacological aspect into the prevention and/or treatment of PTSD. Their intended audience was projected for PTSD victims, health professionals, the military, and basically anyone wanting to learn more about PTSD and the future of it.



REFERENCE


Searcy, Cristina P., et al. "Pharmacological Prevenion of Combat-Related PTSD: A Literature Review" Military Medicine Vol 177 (2012): 649-54. Web. 05 Feb. 2013

http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=eda43228-4145-44d9-a70b-4ca5baa54956%40sessionmgr112&vid=2&hid=124

Battling PTSD

In Mike A. Glasch's, article "Battling PTSD" (2007) he incorporates a soldier's story with statistics gathered from research to create a heartfelt story. Glasch starts off his article with an interview between him and Spc Eric Goins, a soldier who is suffering from PTSD. The story includes how Spc. Goins found out he had PTSD, when he thought it occurred, and how he reached out for help. The heartfelt story encompassed the reader in emotion and gave them a sense of a relationship with the soldier and even any soldier going through the issues of PTSD. Glasch continues his article by providing the reader information about PTSD and what the government and health professionals are doing to help the individuals affected by it. Glasch also mentioned the difference between PTS and PTSD which I believe was crucial information to the reader. Glasch's use of words, his ability to tell the soldier's story, and the information he provided the reader comprised to article.

REFERENCE:

Glasch, Mike A. "Battling PTSD". (2007):1-5. Web. 05 Feb. 2013.

http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=9c96d10c-3d12-4cb1-8992-35b66ab1e027%40sessionmgr114&vid=2&hid=124