Cozza Stephen J, Chun Ryo S, Polo James A
Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
Psychiatr Q. 2005 Winter;76(4):371-8. doi: 10.1007/s11126-005-4973-y.
The general public has become increasingly interested in the health and well being of the children and families of military service members as the war in Iraq continues. Observers recognize the potential stresses or traumas that this population might undergo as a result of the military deployment or the possible injury or death of military family members. While such concern is welcomed, it is sometimes misplaced. Not infrequently, conclusions that are drawn are fraught with misunderstanding and bias based upon lack of understanding of the military community or a preconceived notion of the vulnerabilities of the population. This problem is compounded by the paucity of scientific study. In this article the authors review the strengths of military families as well as the unique challenges that they face. The authors also highlight parental deployment, parental injury and parental death as unique stresses to military children and families. Available and pertinent scientific information is reviewed. Clinical observations of children and families during the ongoing war in Iraq are presented.
随着伊拉克战争的持续，公众对军人子女及其家庭的健康和幸福愈发关注。观察人士认识到，由于军事部署或军人家属可能受伤或死亡，这一群体可能会承受潜在的压力或创伤。虽然这种关切值得欢迎，但有时却用错了地方。人们得出的结论常常因对军事社区缺乏了解或对该群体易受伤害性的先入之见而充满误解和偏见。科学研究的匮乏使这一问题更加复杂。在本文中，作者回顾了军人家庭的优势以及他们面临的独特挑战。作者还强调了父母一方被部署、受伤或死亡对军人子女及其家庭来说是独特的压力源。文中对现有的相关科学信息进行了综述，并呈现了伊拉克战争期间对儿童及其家庭的临床观察。
