Crisis and chaos : life with the combat veteran : the stories of families living and coping with postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
by
McCarty-Gould, Colleen.
Title
:
Crisis and chaos : life with the combat veteran : the stories of families living and coping with postraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Author
:
McCarty-Gould, Colleen.
ISBN
:
9781560726173
9781560725640
Personal Author
:
McCarty-Gould, Colleen.
Publication Information
:
Commack, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 1998.
Physical Description
:
p. cm.
Contents
:
Introduction: What in the H - Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? PTSD and the Experts -- Ch. 1. POW's on the Homefront: PTSD and the Family -- Ch. 2. SOS: Is Anybody Out There? PTSD and the Challenges of Finding Proper Diagnosis and Treatment -- Ch. 3. One Foot in the Foxhole ... One Foot in the Present: PTSD and the Clash with Reality -- Ch. 4. Mission: For One: PTSD and Anti-Social Behavior -- Ch. 5. The Hanoi Connection: Vets, Spouses and War Buddies: PTSD and the Quest for Comfort -- Ch. 6. The Firefight at Home: Life as a "Bouncing Betty": PTSD and Fear -- Ch. 7. Charlie, Rage and the Family: PTSD and Anger -- Ch. 8. Walking Point ... All Night Long: PTSD and Sleeplessness -- Ch. 9. Pot, Smack and Booze: PTSD and Addictions -- Ch. 10. Maimed, Wounded and in Sick Bay: PTSD and Physical Problems -- Ch. 11. Emotionally a WOL: I Can't Make It One More Day: PTSD and Depression -- Ch. 12. On Leave and in Port: PTSD and Money Problems.
Ch. 13. WACS, WAVES and War: PTSD, Female Vets and Their Families -- Ch. 14. We Won the Battle Today - But How Are We Doing on the War? PTSD and Coping -- Diagnostic Criteria for 309.81 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Abstract
:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is marked by symptoms following exposure to extreme trauma. For loved ones of combat veterans unable to shake the effect of war, the homefront is indeed a battlefield. For many families, the memories of the departure, and all the plans and hopes for tomorrow, are shattered when the loved one returns. He comes home, but he's different. Young people who see or participate in the atrocities of combat do not come out of the experience unscathed. This gripping book brings their plight home.
Subject Term
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Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Veterans -- Mental health.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168023656206 | 616.8521 M123C 1998 | 1 |