Knowledge – Table of contents

On our knowledge pages, we offer soldiers well-founded information on various topics relating to everyday working life, deployments, the stresses that can arise from them, and where to find and obtain help.

The content is aimed at those affected, relatives, professionals and interested parties.

soldiers the German Armed Forces have been involved in military operations worldwide since 1991. Their mission is to ensure peace, establish it or advocate for its observance. Such work does not always leave the body and soul unscathed. Some do not return home alive, some suffer physical or mental injuries..

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma- and stressor-related mental disorder. It can be caused by experiencing stressful – traumatic – events. The stressful experiences can be of short or long duration. In most cases, they are of such an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature that they can cause lasting psychological distress in almost anyone.

There is no reason for soldiers to make their lives unnecessarily difficult by enduring life-limiting psychological symptoms after a traumatic experience. It is better to seek help as soon as possible. professional help from psychotherapeutic specialists to make use of. For this purpose, there is Experts in the armed forces and also in the civilian sector. You can all do a great deal for affected soldiers.

Soldiers are exposed to particular stresses during foreign deployments. These can cause them to various mental disorders trigger, a Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other psychological disorders resulting from deployment. Affected soldiers must then live with this for a more or less extended period of time – around the clock. Such a disturbance does not disappear. in a hurry and it cannot simply be switched off after work in one's free time.

Soldiers affected by PTSD or other post-traumatic stress disorders, as well as their families, often find themselves in situations where they do not know how to behave appropriately. With our Guide we would like to give you some specific suggestions, how to act appropriately in typical situations.

Anyone who suffers from mental illness as a result of deployment abroad can now find comprehensive support – as can their affected relatives. Numerous support services are now available to soldiers suffering from mental stress related to their deployment, both within the Armed Forces and from civilian organisations and initiatives.