Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety disorder that generally occurs following some sort of traumatic event.
Invisible Wounds of War by Terri L. Tanielian; Lisa Jaycox
ISBN: 9780833045294
Publication Date: 2008-04-15
Since October 2001, approximately 1.64 million U.S. troops have been deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) in Afghanistan and Iraq. Early evidence suggests that the psychological toll of these deployments many involving prolonged exposure to combat-related stress over multiple rotations--may be disproportionately high compared with the physical injuries of combat.
When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home by Paula J. Caplan
ISBN: 9780262015547
Publication Date: 2011-03-04
Traumatized veterans returning from our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are often diagnosed as suffering from a psychological disorder and prescribed a regimen of psychotherapy and psychiatric drugs. But why, asks psychologist Paula J. Caplan in this impassioned book, is it a mental illness to be devastated by war? What is a mentally healthy response to death, destruction,and moral horror?
