THE MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR IN IRAQ

RESOURCES

Select Books

Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror by Steven H. Miles.  Random House, 2006.

Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran. Knopf, 2006.

Inside Afghanistan after the Taliban by Sarah Chayes.  Penguin Press, 2006.

Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace by Maxine Hong Kingston. Koa Books, 2006. 

Select Articles

The Human Cost of the War in Iraq: A Mortality Study, 2002-2006
Gilbert Burnham, et al.  Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine Al Mustansiriya University.

PSR-LA Fact Sheet on US Military Casualities in Iraq

Neuropsychological Outcomes of Army Personnel Following Deployment to the Iraq War
Jennifer J. Vasterling, et al.  JAMA. 2006; 296:519-529.

Mental Health Problems, Use of Mental Health Services, and Attrition From Military Service After Returning From Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan Charles W. Hoge, et al. JAMA. 2006;295:1023-1032.

Combat Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mental Health Problems, and Barriers to Care
Charles W.  Hoge, et  al. N Engl J Med, Volume 2004;351:13-22

Iraq Health Update: Conflict fuels Iraqi Health Crisis
Kingston Reif, Medact.

Casualties of War — Military Care for the Wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan
Atul Gawande, M.D., M.P.H., N Engl J Med, Volume 2004;351:2471-2475. 

The Economic Costs of the Iraq War
Joseph Stiglitz, Linda Bilmes, NBER Working Paper 12054, February 2006  

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Battle-Injured Soldiers
Thomas A. Grieger, M.D., et al. Am J of Psychiatry 163:1777-1783, Oct 2006

National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder contains detailed information about PTSD, including treatment modalities, general resource information, publications, research and contact information.

Selected Websites

The Iraq Index is a statistical compilation of economic, public opinion, and security data compiled by the Brookings Institute. 

American Psychological Association (APA) Resolution against Torture, adopted August 9, 2006.

World Health Organization: Afghanistan 

World Health Organization: Iraq