Out of the Shadows : The Health and Well-Being of Private Contractors Working in Conflict Environments

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Title: Out of the Shadows : The Health and Well-Being of Private Contractors Working in Conflict Environments
Description: Private contractors have been deployed extensively around the globe for the past decade and may be exposed to many of the stressors that are known to have physical and mental health implications for military personnel. Results from a RAND survey offer preliminary findings about the mental and physical health of contractors, their deployment experiences, and their access to and use of health care resources.
Authors: Molly Dunigan, Carrie M. Farmer, Rachel M. Burns, Alison Hawks, Claude Messan Setodji
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Government contractors--Medical care--United States, War neuroses, Government contractors--Mental health--United States, Government contractors--Health and hygiene--United States, Medicine, Military
Categories: PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), HISTORY / Military / Strategy, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Depression
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:Private contractors have been deployed extensively around the globe for the past decade and may be exposed to many of the stressors that are known to have physical and mental health implications for military personnel. Results from a RAND survey offer preliminary findings about the mental and physical health of contractors, their deployment experiences, and their access to and use of health care resources.
ISBN:9780833082336
9780833082350