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Liaison psychiatry and Gulf casualties

The disaster that did not happen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David G. Stevens
David G. Stevens*
Affiliation:
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Royal Air Force Wroughton, Swindon, Wilts SN4 0QJ
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This article describes the response of some RAF and RN mental health personnel and civilian mental health teams to the challenge of dealing with the psychological needs of wounded Servicemen. The preparation for war casualties could be seen as a useful exercise for future conflicts.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 15 , Issue 11 , November 1991 , pp. 667 - 669
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991

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