Pre-deployment stress, mental health, and help-seeking behaviors among Marines

As part of an evaluation of the Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program, this report describes the methods and findings of a large survey of marines who were preparing for a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan in 2010 or 2011. The results are among the first to shed light...

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Main Author: Farmer, Carrie M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation [2014]©2014, 2014
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:As part of an evaluation of the Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program, this report describes the methods and findings of a large survey of marines who were preparing for a deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan in 2010 or 2011. The results are among the first to shed light on the pre-deployment mental health status of marines, as well as the social resources they draw on when coping with stress and their attitudes about seeking help for stress-related problems
Item Description:"Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program."--Title page verso. - "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury."
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:0833083848
9780833083821
0833083821
9780833083845