Fields of combat : understanding PTSD among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

Fields of combat : understanding PTSD among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan /

In this book the author relates the stories of how American veterans and their families navigate the return home. For many of the 1.6 million U.S. service members who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, the trip home is only the beginning of a longer journey. Many undergo an awkward peri...

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Main Author: Finley, Erin P., 1977-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : ILR Press, 2011.
Series:Culture and politics of health care work.
Subjects:
2003-2011
Post-traumatic stress disorder > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > Mental health.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Veterans > Mental health.
War neuroses.
Combat Disorders
Afghan Campaign 2001-
History, 21st Century
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Veterans > psychology
Veterans Health
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
War neuroses
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Veterans > Mental health
United States
Iraq
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Fourth of July: a tradition of service in San Antonio
  • War stories: case studies of combat deployment
  • Home again: early experiences of post-deployment stress
  • Of men and messages: how everyday cultural influences affect living with PTSD
  • Clinical histories: from soldier's heart to PTSD
  • Under pressure: military socialization and stigma
  • Embattled: the politics of PTSD in VA mental health care
  • Navigation: identity and social relations in treatment seeking and recovery.

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