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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777456903321

Autore

Scurfield Raymond M

Titolo

A Vietnam trilogy [[electronic resource] ] : veterans and post traumatic stress, 1968, 1989, 2000 / / Raymond Monsour Scurfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2004

ISBN

0-87586-324-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Disciplina

616.85/21206

Soggetti

Post-traumatic stress disorder - Treatment

Veterans - Mental health

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Veterans - Mental health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Troubled War Veterans - Overblown Myth, Or Reality?; Chapter 2. Preparing for War; Chapter 3. Getting There; Chapter 4. Trying To Move On; Chapter 5. Two Decades And A Wake-Up; Chapter 6. The Controversial Plan; Chapter 7. Return To Vietnam, 1989; Chapter 8. Aftermath and Reflections; Chapter 9. The Psychiatric and Social Legacy of War and Healing: A Vietnam Trilogy; Appendix: Key Points; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

Through the stories of veterans and the author's own understanding as a psychiatric social work officer in Vietnam and his extensive post-war experiences as a mental health professional, A Vietnam Trilogy describes the impact of war on veterans from a psy