A dynamic approach to the problem of combat-induced anxiety

Human Factors in Tactical Nuclear Combat.

“…Although physical fatigue in itself does not lead to psychiatric disorders, it is universally recogni7ed that it frequently S 0 plays an important role in thE development of combat exhaustion (3,24,29,38,81). Glass (33) has noted that the terminology developed during World War II to describe mental illness-combat fatigue, flying fatigue, combat exhaustion, operational fatigue-all allude to the role of physical fatigue in contributing to psychiatric breakdown.…”