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Book SynopsisAnd although McLay remains unsure why or how, his experiences hold out hope for those suffering from this devastating disorder.
Trade ReviewHighly recommended for military and psychology holdings alike. Midwest Book Review Thoroughly recommended as a humane, insightful, and very readable book. -- Chris R. Brewin European Journal of Psychotraumatology Recommended to the general reader interested in the effects of war and the importance of finding new and better ways to treat those effects. Choice Accessible, informative and compelling. -- Taylor Poor National Alliance on Mental Illness Though useful for mental health professionals from different backgrounds (i.e. psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, patient care technicians, etc.), this work is also intended for those who have experienced symptoms of PTSD or know someone who has... There are many books that discuss virtually every aspect of PTSD... few offer such a personal, frontline glimpse into the challenges mental health professionals face in providing accurate assessment and treatment services for military personnel. -- Steven T. Herron, MD Doody's Review Service
Table of ContentsPrologue
1. Why This Book Was Written
2. What Is PTSD Anyway? Looking at the Problem before Iraq
3. Every War Is Different, Every War Is the Same
4. Mind and Brain
5. The Forgotten War
6. Treatment and Cure
7. I Don't Believe in That Stuff: Arguments against the Existence of PTSD
8. Some Birthday: Attempts to Prevent PTSD
9. Iraq in Digital
10. Women at War
11. Memorial Day in Camp Fallujah
12. It Just Might Work
13. The State of the Science
14. Therapy in Foxholes
15. The War at Home
16. Virtual Reality Faces the Real Thing
17. Different Roads Home
18. A Kind of Peace: What We Learned and What We Have Left to Accomplish
Acknowledgments
Index
