Combat Trauma: A Personal Look at Long-Term Consequences - James D. Johnson

Only one who has been systematically terrified over and over by firefights, deadly ambushes, snipers, booby traps, and rocket and mortar fire can understand the true horror of combat. The resulting terror strikes long-lasting fear in the psyche of a young person. To be exposed over and over, month after month, wounds the soul in ways that lasts a lifetime. Here, Vietnam veterans talk of the long-term consequences of post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by their experiences in combat. Even decades after their initial exposure, they still suffer flashbacks, nightmares, depression, difficulties in their families and their careers, and other challenges as a result of their time on the front lines. Still, the author shows that there is hope for those who suffer from PTSD after combat, offering strategies that others have used to cope with their memories so they may move forward.

Author: Johnson, James D.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Combat Trauma: A Personal Look at Long-Term Consequences
Pages: 00150 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2010-09-16
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781442204348
Category: Psychology : Mental Illness
Category: Psychology : Psychopathology - Post Traumatic Stress Disorde