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Main Author: Faulkner, Theresa
Format: Recurso digital
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Published: Zenodo 2025
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15523640
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  • <p>This white paper proposes the NACOP theory—<strong>Neuroadaptive Collapse in Operator Populations</strong>—to explain the emotional, psychological, and physiological decline observed in many Special Forces (SOF) veterans. This theory suggests that <strong>undiagnosed ADHD</strong>, combined with <strong>emotional grooming (EG)</strong> and <strong>post-service loss of structure</strong>, creates a delayed but catastrophic collapse of self-regulation now described as "Operator Syndrome."</p>