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

• Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/21
• Soggetto topico: War - Psychological aspects; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Soldiers - Mental health; Soldiers - Wounds and injuries; Soldiers - Health and hygiene
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PlatoniKatherine Theresa ScurfieldRaymond M
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: War trauma and its wake
• ISBN: 1-283-60615-1; 9786613918604; 1-136-45789-5; 0-203-12670-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462408803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series