The Wounds Within: A Veteran, a PTSD Therapist, and a Nation Unprepared (Proprietary)

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Synopsis

As America’s longest wars end, hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Wounds Within follows the case of Marine Lance Corporal Jeff Lucey, who deployed early in the Iraq War, battled PTSD after returning home, and set his family on a decade-long campaign to reform the Veterans Affairs system and end the stigma around military-related mental health issues, with the perspective of Jeff’s psychotherapist, Mark Nickerson, an internationally recognized expert on trauma treatment.

Recounting one family’s story as well as case histories of Nickerson’s veteran clients, the book explains PTSD and the methods by which it can be treated. It also explores the challenges and frustrations facing returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan—from belated reforms to overwhelmed military families to civilians who don’t know what to say beyond “Thank you for your service.”

Copyright:
2015

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781632204202
Related ISBNs:
9781632204196
Publisher:
Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Joshua S. Goldstein, Mark I. Nickerson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Military, Nonfiction, Parenting and Family, Psychology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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