Fields of Combat Understanding PTSD among Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

Name: Fields of Combat Understanding PTSD among Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
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ISBN: 9780801478406

ISBN-10: 0801478405

ISBN-13: 9780801478406

Edition: 2012

Authors: Erin P. Finley

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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, unable to sleep or waking from unspeakable dreams, lashing out at friends and loved ones. Over time, some will struggle so profoundly that they eventually are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD).Both heartbreaking and hopeful, Fields of Combat tells the story of how American veterans and their families navigate the return home. Following a group of veterans and their their…

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List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication date: 7/5/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Orfeo Fioretos is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Temple University.Erin P. Finley is a medical anthropologist and Investigator at the Veterans Evidence-Based Research Dissemination and Implementation Center (VERDICT), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.



Acknowledgments


List of Abbreviations


List of Characters


Introduction



Fourth of July: A Tradition of Service in San Antonio



War Stories: Case Studies of Combat Deployment



Home Again: Early Experiences of Post-Deployment Stress



Of Men and Messages: How Everyday Cultural Influences Affect Living with PTSD



Clinical Histories: From Soldier's Heart to PTSD



Under Pressure: Military Socialization and Stigma



Embattled: The Politics of PTSD in VA Mental Health Care



Navigation: Identity and Social Relations in Treatment Seeking and Recovery


Conclusion


Notes


References


Index