ABSTRACT
Traumatic stress experienced by United Nation personnel in war zones and peace operations is a fairly new challenge to the national military organization and its medical corps. New syndromes emerge in soldiers who have been exposed to nontraditional stressors. They may be combined traumatic effects generated in the very special situations imposed upon peace soldiers in contrast to those facing the traditional war soldiers. A peace-keeping operation is by definition an intervention with military units following agreement between feuding parties. The purpose of this type of mission which may be decided by either the Security Council or less frequently, the General Assembly is to interpose between parties of the dispute and to police the ceasefire agreement in the field. The officer in command of the defence of the roadblock would perhaps protest and refuse access, according to orders from his superior. The matter would probably go to higher levels of command.
