Reflections of Australian Military Chaplains in Southeast Asia, 1962-1972: A Case Study in Oral History

Melissa Reams; David Adams; Sara S. Plaspohl

Reflections of Australian Military Chaplains in Southeast Asia, 1962-1972: A Case Study in Oral History

Melissa Reams, David Adams, Sara S. Plaspohl

Emeriti, Retired, & In Memoriam (JPHCOPH)

Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Abstract

An extensive amount of research has been conducted on the manner in which war affects combat military personnel. Numerous investigators have concluded that the experience of war exerts a profound impact on combatants, leaving many with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Many non-combatants (e.g., corpsmen, medics, chaplains, etc.) also may witness the horrors of war, yet little research has examined their effect on this cohort. Chaplains, serving in a centuries-old military role, may serve on the front lines. Providing comfort to the sick, wounded, and dying, they may become intimately enmeshed with the combatants‟ war experience.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Nov 5 2011
Event	International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting (ISTSS) - Duration: Nov 5 2011 → …

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Conference	International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting (ISTSS)
Period	11/5/11 → …

Keywords

1962-1972
Australian military chaplains
Case study
Oral history
Reflections
Southeast Asia

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Community Health
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Public Health
Public Health Education and Promotion

UN SDGs

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Reflections of Australian Military Chaplains in Southeast Asia, 1962-1972: A Case Study in Oral History

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