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Title War trauma and its wake : expanding the circle of healing / edited by Raymond Monsour Scurfield and Katherine Theresa Platoni
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 341 pages) : illustrations
Series Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series
Routledge psychosocial stress series
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 An expanding circle of healing: Warriors and civilians impacted by war; 2 Myths and realities about war, its impact, and healing; PART 1 Warriors impacted by war; 3 Citizen/warriors: Challenges facing U.S. Army Reserve soldiers and their families; 4 Army National Guard warriors: A part-time job becomes a full-time life; 5 Women warriors: From making milestones in the military to community reintegration; 6 The Canadian military and veteran experience; PART 2 Special populations of wounded warriors
7 Traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress: The "signature wounds" of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars8 Physically wounded and injured warriors and their families: The long journey home; 9 Military suicidality and principles to consider in prevention; 10 Military sexual trauma; 11 Veterans involved with the criminal justice system: Clinical issues, strategies, and interventions; PART 3 Civilian populations impacted by war; 12 Iraqi civilians and the recycling of trauma; 13 Afghan civilians: Surviving trauma in a failed state; PART 4 Military and resiliency initiatives
14 U.S. Army combat and operational stress control: From battlemind to resiliency, debriefings, and traumatic event management15 Enhancing resiliency through creative outdoor/adventure and community-based programs; 16 ArtReach: Project America and other innovative models in civilian-military partnering; 17 Military chaplains' roles in healing: "Being here and there"; 18 Afterword: A surviving spouse speaks; Epilogue; Index
Summary Decades after Charles Figley's landmark Trauma and Its Wake was published, our understanding of trauma has grown and deepened, but we still face considerable challenges when treating trauma survivors. This is especially the case for professionals who work with veterans and active-duty military personnel. War Trauma and Its Wake, then, is a vital book. The editors-one a contributor to Trauma and Its Wake, the other an Army Reserve psychologist with four deployments-have produced a book that addresses both the specific needs of particular warrior communities as well as wider issues such as battl
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject War -- Psychological aspects.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Soldiers -- Mental health
Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries
Soldiers -- Health and hygiene
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Soldiers -- Health and hygiene
Soldiers -- Mental health
Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries
War -- Psychological aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Scurfield, Raymond Monsour, editor
Platoni, Katherine Theresa, editor
ISBN 9781136457890
1136457895
9780203126707
020312670X