Stress, Strain, and Vietnam [Hardcover]

Norman M. Camp (Author), Robert H. Stretch (Author), William C. Marshall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 14, 1988 | ISBN-10: 0313262721 | ISBN-13: 978-0313262722 | Edition: annotated edition

This bibliography collects and summarizes published observations, research findings, opinions, and conclusions of mental health professionals, social scientists, and other trained observers regarding the effects of the Vietnam War on those Americans who fought in it. The 851 citations span the years from 1965, when large numbers of U.S. combat troops were first committed in Vietnam, through 1987. The authors have included primarily psychiatric, social, and behavioral science publications. These are augmented with personal narratives of those who served, descriptions by and reactions of war correspondents, and historical reviews of the war and the period, including observations and analyses of the war's effect on the combat soldier. Although selections were limited to materials in generally accessible sources--periodicals, journals, books, monographs, and government reports--articles from the popular press were included if they were written by behavioral science professionals or firsthand observations from Vietnam of an especially insightful nature. The volume is arranged topically and is divided into three major parts: service in Vietnam, veteran adaptation, and social and institutional context. Of particular value are the abstracts that succinctly highlight each publication's critical findings, observations, and opinions. From these, the reader can easily survey the psychosocial impact of the war through the panorama of professional study and interpretation. Besides being of interest to behavioral science researchers and military historians, this unique guide to the psychosocial impact of the Vietnam War will be welcomed by medical, psychiatric, and social service workers who deal with veterans as well as the military planners, administrators, and policy makers who determine their fate. In fact, anyone interested in the repercussions of the Vietnam War will find Stress, Strain, and Vietnam a valuable reference and digest.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“The authors have annotated 821 citations to publications since 1965 (books, items from journals, collections, or conferences) by behavioral scientists or insightful firsthand observers describing the effect of the stresses and strains of Vietnam War service upon infantrymen serving in Vietnam (Section 1), and readjusting after Vietnam service (Section 2). The only other access to bibliographic sources for this aspect of the Vietnam War is through database searches of a limited range of periodical literature. . . . The last section, a "psychosocial digest" of late'60s, to early '70s US society, is an excellent, current general bibliography on the Vietnam War . . . recommended for research collections, upper-division college libraries, and other libraries (medical, public, etc.) supporting programs in social work or counseling.”–Choice

“. . . Excellent reference work for what amounts to the whole psychic scene of the Vietnam War aftermath in the U.S.”–Indochina Chronology

About the Author

NORMAN M. CAMP, M.D., is a recently retired U.S. Army Colonel who served in Vietnam as an army psychiatrist. He has joined the Faculty of the Medical College of Virginia as Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry.

ROBERT H. STRETCH is a Research Psychologist and a Major in the U.S. Army Medical Sevice Corps.

WILLIAM C. MARSHALL is a consultant to a program for the mentally retarded in Maryland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 334 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press; annotated edition edition (December 14, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313262721
• ISBN-13: 978-0313262722
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,000,476 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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