Down range addresses the challenges of the re-integration process from combatant to civilian. Bridget Cantrell, Ph.D., and Vietnam veteran Chuck Dean have joined forces to present this vital information and resource manual for both returning troops and their loved ones. Here you will find answers, explanations, and insights as to why so many combat veterans suffer from flashbacks, depression, fits of rage, nightmares, anxiety, emotional numbing, and other troubling aspects of post-traumatic stress disorder. -- Adapted from back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156).

Foreword -- Preface / Bridget C. Cantrell, Ph.D -- Medic up! / Zech Shone -- Journey from war to peace -- Mortaritaville -- Driving fast in the slow lane -- Some wounds are not visible -- First aid for PTSD -- You're not alone -- Down range was different -- Going from one world to the next -- Home, but not really -- Asleep at the wheel -- Guilt...the self-imposed prison -- Stringing up the wire -- Vet-to-vet -- Turning hearts toward home -- Self-care for leaders (with tools to help the troops) -- A view of the combat community / Chuck Dean -- Preparing families for the homecoming -- Resources -- References.