War Trauma in Veterans and Their Families : Diagnosis and Management of PTSD, TBI and Comorbidities of Combat Trauma : From Pharmacotherapy to a 12-Step Self-Help Program for Combat Veterans /

The mission in writing this book was to look beyond politics in order to explore the extent of the ongoing and long-term human cost of war and military occupation. This book addresses suffering of our troops and their families and our responsibility as a society, first to acknowledge and diagnose th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marvasti, Jamshid A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Springfield, IL : Charles C Thomas, 2012.
Temas:
War neuroses.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Brain damage.
Veterans > Mental health.
Brain > Wounds and injuries.
Combat Disorders
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Brain Damage, Chronic
Brain Injuries
Névroses de guerre.
État de stress post-traumatique.
Cerveau > Lésions et blessures.
Anciens combattants > Santé mentale.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Brain > Wounds and injuries
Brain damage
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Veterans > Mental health
War neuroses
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Impact of war and combat on veterans / Jamshid A. Marvasti and Kenneth A. Fuchsman
  • Blast-wave injuries and TBI: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and symptomatology / Jamshid A. Marvasti and Ali Alim-Marvasti
  • PTSD in veterans: signs and symptoms / Jamshid A. Marvasti and Shazia Rahim Anwar
  • Spiritual distress as a component of PTSD: the need for spiritual healing / Mary Paquette
  • Prozac army: medicated military in combat, a controversial subject / Jamshid A. Marvasti
  • Pharmacotherapy for PTSD: antidepressant medications / Jamshid A. Marvasti
  • Pharmacotherapy for PTSD: mood stabilizers and antiadrenergics / Jamshid A. Marvasti
  • Pharmacotherapy for PTSD: tranquilizers, hypnotics, and neuroleptic medications / Jamshid A. Marvasti
  • Pharmacotherapy for alcohol problems as a comorbidity of PTSD / Jamshid A. Marvasti and Khairul Nual
  • Fighting for your life: clinical issues in war trauma bereavement / Karen L. Carney and William J. Pilkington
  • Forensic aspects of combat trauma and PTSD: special veterans' court, malingering, and criminal conduct / Jamshid A. Marvasti and Joseph E. Podolski
  • Veterans' experiences of war / Valerie L. Dripchak
  • The battle after the war: cultural challenges for those coming home / Claire C. Olivier
  • The effect of parental deployment on children in military families / Nina M. Dadlez
  • Families of veterans: the forgotten war front / Valerie L. Dripchak
  • Veteran's suicide: prevalence, contributing factors, and prevention / Jamshid A. Marvasti and Kenneth A. Fuchsman
  • PTSD in Asian cultures: can we learn from how other societies handle trauma in natural disaster? / Alan R. Teo and Robert Lerrigo
  • Warrior values in modern times: my experience in the Iraq War / Robert J. Caffrey
  • My experiences as a medical operations officer in Afghanistan / Seth Mastrocola
  • Guided missiles and misguided leaders: civilians in war zones as observed by a Christian activist / Christopher J. Doucot
  • Far from being a hero: my life as a WWII pilot / Sidney Gitlin
  • Appendix: 12-step self-help principles for combat veterans with PTSD / Jamshid A. Marvasti.

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