Operation Desert Shield/Storm: Army Reservists in need of financial su---?

Based on a survey conducted on Army reserve personnei wnu were deployed stateside or overseas during Operation Desert Shield/Storm (ODS/S), the purpose of this study is to obtain guidelines for how to improve social services for reservist soldiers and their dependents or significant others in times of crisis or war. Questions to be answered were: Are there significant differences between certain groups of respondents as depicted by their life-style patterns and how they perceived and coped with stressors due to ODS/S. If so, what would be recommended for optimizing support to individuals who really need it. Stressors due to crisis, disasters, or war are seemingly unlimited; financial resources to smooth stress peaks are definitely limited. So there is a strong need to focus on those individuals who are really suffering from the impact of stressors and need intervention and others who could more or less be left on their own after a first encounter with social workers or mental healt