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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785895003321

Titolo

War trauma and its wake : expanding the circle of healing / / edited by Raymond Monsour Scurfield and Katherine Theresa Platoni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-45788-7

1-283-60615-1

9786613918604

1-136-45789-5

0-203-12670-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Routledge psychosocial stress series

Altri autori (Persone)

PlatoniKatherine Theresa

ScurfieldRaymond M

Disciplina

616.85/21

Soggetti

War - Psychological aspects

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Soldiers - Mental health

Soldiers - Wounds and injuries

Soldiers - Health and hygiene

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 Vietnam veteran who wrote the overview chapter on treatment for Trauma and Its Wake, the other an Army Reserve psychologist with four deployments-have produced a book that addresses both the