Haunted by Combat Understanding PTSD in War Veterans

by Paulson, Daryl S.; Krippner, Stanley,

• ISBN13: 9781442203914
• ISBN10: 1442203919
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Since 1990, U.S. Veterans' centers have treated more than 1.6 million PTSD-affected men and women, including an estimated 100,000 from the Gulf War and an untallied total from the Iraq and Afghanistan fronts. The number also includes World War II veterans, because PTSD does not fade easily. Sufferers may experience the traumatic events in flashbacks that may seem as real as when they first occurred. Using first hand accounts, the authors offer insights into the realities of PTSD and combat trauma, and how symptoms may pervade even the most mundane of daily activities and cause sufferers to experience withdrawal, depression, violence, rage, and even suicide. In a new epilogue, the authors offer data about treatments and resources that both PTSD sufferers and their families and friends will value.

Author Biography

Daryl S. Paulson, PhD, is president and chief executive officer of BioScience Laboratories, Inc., a national testing laboratory facility located in Bozeman, Montana. Stanley Krippner, PhD, is professor of psychology at Saybrook Graduate School, San Francisco. He was awarded the Ashley Montagu Peace Award in 2003.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction: Private Traumas, Personal Mythologies: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Combat Veterans	p. xv
An Overview of Trauma and the Mind/Body	p. 1
History of the Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD	p. 8
The Phenomenology of PTSD	p. 25
The Experiences of Reserve Soldiers	p. 34
Coming Home from the War	p. 43
Preparing for What Is to Come	p. 50
Civilians at Risk	p. 61
Treatment Approaches to Traumatic Disorders	p. 69
Keys to Treating Trauma	p. 84
Alternative Approaches to Treating PTSD	p. 122
Remembrance	p. 135
Gold along the Path	p. 141
Epilogue: Still Haunted	p. 149
References	p. 175
Index	p. 191
About the Author	p. 204
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