War and Health
Lessons from the Gulf War
Published on 2. August 2008
166 pages
978-0-470-51237-1 (ISBN)
Description
War and Health: Lessons from the Gulf War summarises14 years of scientific and medical research into 'Gulf WarSyndrome'. It sets the record straight and promotes moreinformed dialogue between public, media, politicians and medicine.The book concludes that the syndrome has no causal basis and thereis no specific Gulf-related illness. Based on published findingsand the contributors' own clinical experience, the bookexplores both causality and outcomes. It describes the issues thathave promulgated the concept of 'Gulf War Syndrome' andlooks at the historical background to post-combat disorders,identifying common features and factors that shape their symptomsand the explanations attached to them.
War and Health: Lessons from the Gulf War providesprimary care doctors, hospital physicians and medical students withan up-to-date understanding of the scientific evidence and fills asignificant gap in the medical and psychiatric literature.
Reviews / Votes
"There are two excellent chapters on possible aetiological factorsand clinical features of GWS. These are exhaustive literaturereviews, well-written, and ultimately with a clear message."(International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, June 2009) "A well-produced little volume. The contributors have done agood job in presenting their findings. Their conclusions are asalutary lesson to all professionals and indeed advocates." (BMAMedical Book Competition - Programme and Award Winners,September 2008) "...the book is well-researched and the conclusionsevidence-based." (The British Toxicology SocietyNewsletter, Winter 2007)More details
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Persons
Harry Lee was professor of renal and metabolic medicine atSouthampton University Medical School and for nine years was headof the Medical Assessment Programme for Gulf War Veterans at StThomas' Hospital, London.
Edgar Jones is professor of the history of medicine andpsychiatry at the King's Centre for Military Health Researchand has published widely on the subject of war syndromes.
Content
List of Contributors.
Foreword.
1 Introduction.
2 Post-combat disorders, the Boer War to the Gulf.
3 Causation.
4 Is GWS about more than the Gulf War? An AnthropologicalApproach to the Illness.
5 Combat Stress (The Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society),Veterans and Psychological Trauma.
6 Clinical outcomes.
7 Conclusion.
Index.
