July 2011: Coming home may hurt

Dr Riviere discusses the findings of his recent research on risk factors for mental ill health in US reservists after deployment in Iraq (Riviere et al 2011).

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Presenter: Dr Ovais Badat, London, UK

Interviewee: Dr Lyndon Riviere, Maryland, USA

Audio running time: 18 minutes

Credits: 0.5

 

This is a telephone interview.

 

Learning outcomes

 

By the end of this podcast, we hope you will:

 

  • be able to further understand the mental health issues faced by military service personnel

 

  • be aware of the differences in risk for mental health faced by soldiers with different levels of attachment to the military

 

  • understand the methods of study used, allowing further knowledge about soldiers' mental health

 

  • further understand some of the protective factors that may prevent any soldier from becoming ill.

 

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If you like this podcast, you may also be interested in the following:

 

Post-traumatic stress disorder by Professor Jonathan Bisson

 

Mental health of military veterans by Dr Paul Lewis and Dr Elizabeth Hunt (a module coming soon)

 

 

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