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Deployment Stressors of the Iraq War

Insights From the Mainstream Media

Heidi A. J. La Bash

National Center for PTSD and VA Boston Healthcare System, hlabash{at}unr.edu

Dawne S. Vogt

National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Boston University School of Medicine

Lynda A. King

National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Boston University School of Medicine

Daniel W. King

National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Boston University School of Medicine

A comprehensive understanding of the stressors of the Iraq War is needed to ensure appropriate postdeployment assessments and to inform empirical inquiries. Yet we are unaware of any published studies that address the range of stressors experienced by this cohort. Thus, in the present study, we report the results of an interpretive literature review of mainstream media reports published from the beginning of the Iraq War in March 2003 to March 2005. This literature revealed a combination of stressors associated with traditional combat, insurgency warfare, and peacekeeping operations. The increasing deployment of National Guard/Reservist personnel, older soldiers, and women highlights additional stressors associated with sexual harassment and assault, preparedness and training, and life and family disruptions. This is a cause for concern as war-zone stressors have been implicated in postdeployment health outcomes, including intimate partner violence and child maltreatment, immediate physical and mental health, and long-term adjustment.

Key Words: stressors • media • war • deployment • Iraq • review

This version was published on February 1, 2009

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 24, No. 2, 231-258 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508317177
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