Volume 13 No. 1

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EDITORIAL Disaster Prepared…

AS WE GET THIS ISSUE TO PRINT, l am integrally involved with reviewing Disaster Preparedness and Management Plans for the WA Department of Health. Events like the Bali bombing in October 2002, the Waterfall train crash in Sydney, the recent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in Asia and Canada, and the continuing threat of… Read more »

By Andy Robertson In   Issue Volume 13 No. 1

Psychotherapy at the Point of a Pistol

ABSTRACT 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 specific to firing the 9 mm service pistol is described. The case was identified during a Return to Australia Psychological Screening (RTAPS) evolution, following… Read more »

By LCDR Geoff Waghorn RANR and LCDR David West RANR In   Issue Volume 13 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-83996782/JMVH Vol 13 No 1

The Systemic Cost of Long-Term Deployment: Cohesion in Peacekeepers Families. Helping Post-modern Military Families reach a Post-deployment Equilibrium through Second-Order Changes and Good Communication

“If the Army would have wanted you to have a wife… it would have issued you one” ABSTRACT In this paper, the typical marital or family problems occurring during the emotional and operational stages of long-term deployment are analysed by using various key concepts of the systems theory and the pragmatic communication theory1. The aim… Read more »

By Major Erik LJ.L. De Soir In   Issue Volume 13 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-11756936/JMVH Vol 13 No 1

“Sorry” shouldn’t be the hardest word

INTRODUCTION HEALTH COMPLAINTS, litigation against health providers, indemnity issues and indemnity levies for health providers have received an inordinate amount of publicity recently. Daily, we are assailed by radio advertisements from various law firms of the “no win, no fee” ilk exhorting members of the public, who feel that they may have suffered some harm,… Read more »

By Lieutenant Colonel Maggie Parker In   Issue Volume 13 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-66616368/JMVH Vol 13 No 1

East Timor – Personal Reflections

ABSTRACT The author, who was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Australian Medical Corps (RAAMC) Reserve and is a Thoracic and Sleep Physician in civilian life, describes his experience of a tour of duty to East Timor with the UN Military Hospital, Dili, East Timor under UNTAET (the United Nations Temporary Administration in East Timor)… Read more »

By Dr Roger K.A. Allen In   Issue Volume 13 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-93817312/JMVH Vol 13 No 1

TEN YEARS ON The Military Wisdom Tooth

INTRODUCTION THE PRACTICE OF MILITARY DENTISTRY is unique. Military dentists are trained in aspects of military medicine, operational health support, emergency triage and military administration. The peacetime responsibility of the armed forces is the preparation for war. ln wartime, the primary role of the dental service is the conservation of manpower by the avoidance of… Read more »

In   Issue Volume 13 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-63984865/JMVH Vol 13 No 1

Faces of Battle: A Health Perspective

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 health staff, particularly with respect to understanding their role in providing health services in such circumstances. THE HUMAN FACE OF WARFARE Following national service in… Read more »

By Neil Westphalen In   Issue Volume 13 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2023-56638625/JMVH Vol 13 No 1

Abstract from the Literature – James Ross

Tveito T, Hysing M and Eriksen H. Low back pain interventions at the workplace: a systematic literature review. Occup Med 2004; 54(1): 3-13. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of controlled workplace interventions on low back pain (LBP) through a review of controlled studies. The rising costs of employees with LBP have resulted in an abundance… Read more »

By James Ross In   Issue Volume 13 No. 1