Stress and stressors of the early phases of the Persian Gulf War

Robert K. Gifford; Robert J. Ursano; John A. Stuart; Charles C. Engel

doi:10.1098/rstb.2006.1818

Stress and stressors of the early phases of the Persian Gulf War

Robert K. Gifford^*, Robert J. Ursano, John A. Stuart, Charles C. Engel

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Soldiers who deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield were exposed to a wide variety of stressors. These stressors from the pre-combat phase of the deployment undoubtedly affect the current health of Gulf War veterans, but the exact mechanisms and linkages are not known. This article examines the nature of those stressors and possible effects on later health of veterans.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	585-591
Number of pages	7
Journal	Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Volume	361
Issue number	1468
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2006.1818
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Deployment stress
Gulf War illnesses
Stress

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