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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 2/2015

01-02-2015 | Military Mental Health (CH Warner, Section Editor)

Current Directions in Military Health-care Provider Resilience

Authors: Paul B. Lester, Lauren C. Taylor, Stacy Ann Hawkins, Lisa Landry

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 2/2015

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Abstract

After more than a decade of war, the US military continues to place significant emphasis on psychological health and resilience. While research and programs that focus on the broader military community’s resilience continue to emerge, less is known about and until recently little focus has been placed on military medical provider resilience. In this article, we review the literature on military medical provider resilience, provide an overview of the programmatic and technological advances designed to sustain and develop military medical provider resilience, and finally offer recommendations for future research.
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Metadata
Title
Current Directions in Military Health-care Provider Resilience
Authors
Paul B. Lester
Lauren C. Taylor
Stacy Ann Hawkins
Lisa Landry
Publication date
01-02-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-014-0539-8

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