Although specific phobias are among the most prevalent and most treatable of the anxiety disorders, successful treatments for firearm phobias are seldom reported. The assessment and treatment of a phobia…

"Load up, load up, load up, the rubber bullets" INTRODUCTION The Australian Defence Force is becoming more involved in military non-combatant control and peacekeeping in areas such as Timor and…

ALL MEMBERS OF THE ADF will be aware that 01 July 2003 marks the Centenary of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. One of the new books to be published…

Two RECENT AUSTRALIAN BOOKS offer insights into the past, present and future nature of the human element in war. It is suggested that both books are highly relevant to ADF…

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE with the Australian Defence Forces as a Medical Officer in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC) and proposes that there should be major…

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) presents a unique situation in workplace injury management. The workforce is biased towards a younger population, with higher demands on physical fitness and a higher…

THIS IS THE THIRD EDITION OF Statistics in the Pretty Darned Quick series. Despite the title, the authors, Geoffrey Norman and David Streiner are Canadians with appropriate back­grounds to produce…

MORE MILITARY MEDICAL ACRONYMS- just what we need. These acronyms, however, are important as they herald a quiet revolution in how the Australian Defence Force intends to train, remunerate and…

IN LATE 1992, the Australian Government committed a battalion group to the United Nations-sponsored joint Task Force in Somalia (UNITAF). The commitment was announced in December 1992 and became known…

"Our patients did not choose us. We have chosen to treat them. We could have chosen another profession, but we did not. We have accepted the responsibility for patient care…