“You won’t rise to the occasion – you’ll default to your level of training!” Barret Tillman (1992, p.82) writing about US military aviators in a military thriller. “Under pressure, you will not rise to the occasion. You will revert to your level of training.“ Minimum standards lead to minimum performance; known as Lowest Common Denominator Training… Read More
Research Paper Title Vocal Cord Dysfunction related to Combat Deployment. Background Several aetiologies for vocal cord dysfunction (VCD), a syndrome of dyspnea, noisy breathing, and inspiratory vocal cord closure are suggested; there is no consensus on the predisposition to its development. One previously identified psychiatric aetiology is combat stress. Methods A retrospective review of military… Read More
Research Paper Title Transcriptome Characterization of Immune Suppression from Battlefield-like Stress. Background & Methods Transcriptome alterations of leukocytes from soldiers who underwent 8 weeks of Army Ranger training (RASP, Ranger Assessment and Selection Program) were analysed to evaluate impacts of battlefield-like stress on the immune response. About 1400 transcripts were differentially expressed between pre- and… Read More
Research Paper Title The Fog of War: Decrements in Cognitive Performance and Mood Associated with Combat-like Stress. Background Anecdotal reports from military conflicts suggest cognitive performance and mood are severely degraded by the stress of combat. However, little objective information is available to confirm these observations. Methods The researchers laboratory had several unique opportunities to… Read More
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