The last and greatest battle : finding the will, commitment, and strategy to end military suicides / / John Bateson

• Autore: Bateson John <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.28088/35500973
• Soggetto topico: Soldiers - Suicidal behavior - United States - History; Veterans - Suicidal behavior - United States - History; Soldiers - Mental health - United States; Veterans - Mental health - United States; Combat - Psychological aspects; Suicide - United States - Prevention; Psychology, Military
• Classificazione: PSY037000PSY007000PSY036000
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. The Problem Defined -- 2. The Effects of PTSD -- 3. The Morality of Killing -- 4. The Individual is Blamed -- 5. The Dark Side of Nationalism -- 6. The Challenges Coming Home -- 7. The Road to Answers -- Appendices -- A. About Suicide -- B. Resources -- C. Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Nearly every day an active-duty soldier in the United States military resorts to suicide, and nearly every hour a veteran does the same. In recent years the problem of military suicides has reached epidemic proportions, but it's all too easy for most of us to gloss over the headlines or tune out the details. In The Last and Greatest Battle--the first book devoted exclusively to the problem of military suicides--John Bateson brings this neglected crisis into the spotlight. Bateson, the former executive director of a nationally certified suicide prevention center, surveys the history of suicide in the United States military from the Civil War to the present day and outlines a plan to save lives-and ultimately end the tragedy of military suicides. He uses the stories of individual soldiers to illuminate the unique challenges faced by American troops today. Transitioning from the front lines to the home front is difficult for many service members, and many need help both during and after their deployments. But even though the military is spending millions of dollars on suicide prevention programs, record numbers of soldiers continue to take their lives. To that end, Bateson outlines a plan of action. If the military works to remove stigma, to make treatment more effective and more accessible, and to limit risk factors for suicide in the first place by taking measures like reducing the number and length of deployments and adjusting pre-deployment training to take into account the way that wars are waged today, an end to the problem of military suicide is as possible as it is essential"--; "In The Last and Greatest Battle--the first book devoted exclusively to the problem of military suicides--John Bateson brings this neglected crisis into the spotlight"--
• Titolo autorizzato: The last and greatest battle
• ISBN: 0-19-939234-X; 0-19-939233-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787492803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II