This collection of articles was produced by the Center for Prisoner of War Studies, whose purpose is fourfold: (1) to provide information useful for planning the long-term health care of prisoners of war (POW's); (2) to evaluate the prison experience so that military survival training programs may be effectively planned; (3) to enumerate the factors characterizing the health and adjustment of families of POW's, in order to meet their needs in the future; and (4) to compile a variety of reference materials useful for health professionals who deal with POW's and their families. To this end, four articles are presented, one giving a longitudinal study of POW's and their families, the others analyzing various aspects of stress and the captivity experience. The POW's relation to his family receives special attention; it is recognized that POW's spouses and children also experience strains whose resolution is essential to successful post-imprisonment adjustment. (Author/BP)