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Veterans' journeys home : [life after Afghanistan and Iraq] / Lori Holyfield.

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Main Author: Holyfield, Lori, 1960-
Other title:Life after Afghanistan and Iraq
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, ©2011.
Subjects:
Veterans > United States > Psychology.
Veterans > Mental health services > United States.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Veterans > United States.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Veterans > United States.
Post-traumatic stress disorder > United States.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Psychological aspects.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Psychological aspects.
Mental health services.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mental health services
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychological aspects
Veterans
Veterans > Mental health services
Veterans > Psychology
Iraq
United States
2003-2011
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. War, Those Who Fight It, and Shifting Images of the Warrior
  • Signature Injuries of War
  • Today's Soldiers
  • The Shifting Image of the Warrior
  • 2. Socialization of the Contemporary Soldier
  • Basic Training and the Proving Ground for Masculinity
  • Women and Military Training
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Reluctant Edgework and "Nonstandard" War
  • Voices from Combat: U.S. Army National Guard, Bravo Company
  • Voices from Combat: U.S. Army National Guard, Delta Company
  • Voices from Combat: U.S. Marines
  • Voices from Combat: "Regular" U.S. Army
  • The Long Road Home
  • Losing Faith in the Mission
  • Edgework and Its Consequences
  • 4. Sister Soldiers: Women and Military Service
  • Voices from the Not-So-Margins: Afghanistan
  • Voices from the Not-So-Margins: Iraq
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Military Masculinity and Combat: The Perfect Storm for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Trauma and the Body
  • Diagnostic Frames of the Signature Injuries of War
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD
  • History of Diagnosis and Stigma
  • Military Mental Health
  • PTSD in Context
  • Military Masculinity, Edgework, and Shame: The Perfect Storm
  • The Shame-Anger Spiral
  • Rites of Passage and the Journey Home
  • 6. History of Vets Journey Home
  • 7."Welcome Home"
  • Houston
  • Milwaukee
  • Mt. Airy, Maryland
  • Shame Release, Self-Forgiveness, and the Journey Home
  • Giving Back
  • 8. The Power of Ritual and the Importance of Storytelling.
  • War, those who fight it, and shifting images of the warrior
  • Socialization of the contemporary soldier
  • Reluctant edgework and "nonstandard" war
  • Sister soldiers : women and military service
  • Military masculinity and combat : the perfect storm for post traumatic stress disorder
  • History of vets journey home
  • "Welcome home"
  • The power of ritual and the importance of storytelling.

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