FIELDS OF COMBAT : Understanding PTSD among Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan /

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 personal stories of war, trauma, and recovery, Erin P. Finley illustrates the devastating impact PTSD can have on veterans an...

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Main Author: Finley, Erin P., 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : ILR Press, 2011
©2011
Series:Culture and politics of health care work
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505 0 |a 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. 
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