Fields of Combat : : Understanding PTSD among Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan / / Erin P. Finley.
For many of the 1.6 million U.S. service members who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001, the trip home is only the beginning of a longer journey. Many undergo an awkward period of readjustment to civilian life after long deployments. Some veterans may find themselves drinking too much, u...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2011] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Language: | English |
Series: | The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 1 table |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Characters
- Introduction
- 1. Fourth of July: A Tradition of Service in San Antonio
- 2. War Stories: Case Studies of Combat Deployment
- 3. Home Again: Early Experiences of Post-Deployment Stress
- 4. Of Men and Messages: How Everyday Cultural Influences Affect Living with PTSD
- 5. Clinical Histories: From Soldier’s Heart to PTSD
- 6. Under Pressure: Military Socialization and Stigma
- 7. Embattled: The Politics of PTSD in VA Mental Health Care
- 8. Navigation: Identity and Social Relations in Treatment Seeking and Recovery
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index