Lessons Learned in Afghanistan

A Multi-national Military Mental Health Perspective

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ID2501252
AuthorsRandall Nedegaard (0000-0002-9976-5454, University of North Dakota, corresponding author), Randall C Nedegaard, Rachel E Foster (United States Air Force), Mercy Yeboah-Ampadu (Canadian Armed Forces), Andrew J Stubbs
Year2012
Volume13
Issue1
Pages98-111
Publication date2012-03-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
PublisherIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/1880
OpenAlexW1772802274
LanguageEN
Citations received1

America has been at war for almost 10 years. Because of this, continuing missions in the Middle East require the support and cooperation of our allied North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces from around the world. In this paper we provide an overview of the mission at Kandahar Air Field (KAF) and the Multi-National Role 3 hospital located at KAF. Next, we explain the mental health capabilities and unique perspectives among our teammates from Canada, Great Britain, and the United States to include a discussion of the relevant cross-cultural differences between us. Within this framework we also provide an overview of the mental health clientele seen at KAF during the period of April 2009 through September 2009. Finally, we discuss the successes, limitations, and lessons learned during our deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan

Mental health · North Atlantic Treaty · Political science · Project commissioning · Psychiatry · Publishing · Software deployment · Treaty · World War II · Engineering · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Public Administration · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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