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Quick response research report volume 26
Publisher
Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Finkel, a journalist, follows the soldiers who serve in the Iraq War as they struggle to reintegrate into American society. He creates an essential portrait of what life after war is like-- not just for these soldiers, but for their wives, widows, children, and friends, and for the professionals who are truly trying, and to a great degree failing, to undo the damage that has been done."--
Author
Series
Quick response research report volume 77
Publisher
[Natural Hazards Center]
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
This study assessed 24 victims of the 1992 Hurricane Iniki for PTSD symptoms and physiological reactivity, six to eight weeks following the storm. 47.8% of subjects met full PTSD criteria using the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-1), a DSM-III-R-based structured interview, 26.1% of subjects had partial PTSD, and 26.1% had no PTSD symptoms. A significant main effect (Skin Conductance by CAPS diagnosis) was found for portions of a Multi-Sensory...
Author
Series
Quick response research report volume 160
Publisher
[Natural Hazards Center]
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The present project examined psychological functioning four weeks after a major earthquake. Of special interest was the prevalence of symptoms associated with acute stress disorder.
Author
Publisher
Team Pursuits
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The author writes from his experience as a young army officer in Vietnam who served with the Dauntless Black Lions of the 1st Infantry Division. His spouse and co-author describes her perspective as a wife and mother who has lived the past thirty years with a veteran who suffers from the physical, and more specifically, the mental scars of combat. You will become familiar with how PTSD affects the veterans and their families and explore strategies...
Author
Publisher
WordSmith Publishing
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Down range is a timely book dedicated to bringing the troops home and addressing 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,...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Service members returning from deployment are often suffering from PTSD. Its symptoms include distressing flashbacks, memories and nightmares, aggression, memory problems, physical symptoms, loss of positive emotions, and withdrawal from society. When the War Never Ends tells the stories of those who have lived it themselves - affected veterans and active-duty personnel, as well as their spouses, from the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Germany, who...
Author
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"They were once known by the famous moniker, Band of Brothers." Now, 60 years later, the army unit from Fort Carson, Colorado calls themselves the "Lethal Warriors," having seen the worst of the violence in Iraq. Many of its members are plagued by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and some, misdiagnosed or untreated since returning from war, embarked on drug-fuelled crime sprees, some of which resulted in murder. Here, David Philipps applies his...
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The Octagon (1980, 104 min., full screen): Plagued by painfull memories as a fighter, Scott has stayed away from the dark side of battle. But when a wealthy heiress seeking revenge hires him to infiltrate an international terrorist operation run by his adopted brother, Scott has no idea what he is coming up against.
A Force of one (1979, 91 min., full screen): When a team of undercover narcotics agents comes under attack by a mysterious serial killer,...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The story of Army Major General Mark Graham and his wife Carol, whose two sons are both military men. Their sons pass (one from suicide, one in combat), and the Grahams' grief sheds light on military culture, and society's struggle to come to terms with the death of our soldiers"--
"The unforgettable and sensitively reported story of a military family that lost two sons--one to suicide and one in combat--and channeled their grief into fighting the...
Language
English
Description
For Sergeant Adam Schumann (Miles Teller) -- and many soldiers like him -- the process of leaving combat back in Iraq was as seemingly simple as getting on that plane. But standing on the tarmac again in the arms of loved ones would turn out to be merely a first step in the long and exacting journey of actually returning home. Follow a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living...
19) Birdy
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Birdy, a Vietnam veteran, sits in an almost catatonic state in an Army hospital, where he has come to believe he is one of the feathered creatures of his boyhood dreams. In an effort to break Birdy's silence, his psychiatrist brings in Al Columbato, Birdy's best friend of his youth. Al tries to reach the disturbed Birdy and bring him back to reality. The answer may lie in their youth, where Birdy first donned wings and Al helped him to fly.
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