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The trauma of war : stress and recovery in Viet Nam veterans

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This volume provides a scientific account of the psychological ravages of the war in Vietnam on the men and women who served there, but throughout the book reverberates the troubled voices of these veterans-and the sensitive voices of the mental health professionals who have been directly affected by their work with these veterans.

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Title

The trauma of war : stress and recovery in Viet Nam veterans

Call No

RC552.P67

Authors

Sonnenberg, Stephen M., 1940-
Blank, Arthur S., 1936-

Subjects

Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Veterans--United States.--Mental health services
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Psychological aspects.

Language

English

Published

Publication Desc

xxi, 453 pages ;

ISBN

0880480483

Target Audience

General

Dimensions

24 cm.

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This volume provides a scientific account of the psychological ravages of the war in Vietnam on the men and women who served there, but throughout the book reverberates the troubled voices of these veterans-and the sensitive voices of the mental health professionals who have been directly affected by their work with these veterans.

General Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content Note

Introduction : the trauma of war / Stephen M. Sonnenberg -- Post-traumatic stress disorder : an old problem with a new name / Ghislaine Boulanger -- War trauma and human development : the Viet Nam experience / Robert S. Laufer -- Social networks, helping networks, and Viet Nam veterans / Charles Kadushin -- Irrational reactions to post-traumatic stress disorder and Viet Nam veterans / Arthur S. Blank, Jr. -- Diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder in Viet Nam veterans / Arthur L. Arnold -- Individual psychotherapy with Viet Nam veterans ; Rap groups and group therapy for Viet Nam veterans / John Russell Smith -- Family therapy for Viet Nam veterans / Candis M. Williams, Tom Williams -- The place of narcosynthesis in the treatment of chronic and delayed stress reactions of war / Lawrence C. Kolb -- The Veterans Administration's Viet Nam veterans outreach and counseling centers / Arthur S. Blank, Jr. -- Inpatient treatment of Viet Nam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder / Arthur L. Arnold -- A guide to obtaining a military history from Viet Nam veterans / Raymond Monsour Scurfield, Arthur S. Blank, Jr. -- The unconscious flashback to the war in Viet Nam veterans : clinical mystery, legal defense, and community problem / Arthur S. Blank, Jr. -- Women Viet Nam veterans / Janet Ott -- Viet Nam veterans on active duty : adjustment in a supportive environment / Harry C. Holloway, Robert J. Ursano -- Viet Nam era prisoners of war : studies of U.S. Air Force prisoners of war / Robert J. Ursano -- The intercultural setting : encountering black Viet Nam veterans / Erwin Randolph Parson -- Diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in Hispanic Viet Nam veterans / Gregorio Pina, III -- Incarcerated Viet Nam veterans / Bruce Pentland, James Dwyer -- Forensic assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder in Viet Nam veterans / John O. Lipkin, Arthur S. Blank, Jr., Raymond Monsour Scurfield -- Conclusion : stress and recovery in Viet Nam veterans / Stephen M. Sonnenberg.