Military stress reactions : rethinking trauma and PTSD /

Many people, including some mental health professionals and service members themselves, have the misconception that military deployment is highly likely to cause posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This book gives practitioners a more nuanced understanding of military stress reactions and related...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kennedy, Carrie H. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Guilford Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Psychology, Military. Soldiers > Mental health > United States. Veterans > Mental health > United States. Mental illness > Diagnosis > United States. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Traumatic incident reduction. Sociology, Military > United States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Basic truths about military stress, trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder
Military stress reactions and nomenclature
Conceptual framework of military stress reactions
Risk factors for military stress reactions
Military cultural barriers to and facilitators of help seeking and care
Culturally competent assessment of service members and veterans posttrauma
Additional posttrauma considerations and comorbidities in service members
Interplay of military stress reactions and concussions
Intervention for and treatment of military stress reactions
Prevention strategies for military stress reactions
Posttraumatic growth and military service.