Hidden battles on unseen fronts:stories of American soldiers with traumatic brain injury and PTSD
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Casemate,
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Publisher Address: | Drexel Hill, PA |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 292 p., [16] p. of col. plates: ill. ; 23 cm. |
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9781935149019 (hbk.) 1935149016 |
Index Number: | R828 |
CLC: | R828.4 |
Call Number: | R828.4/D781 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-271). Deployed, decorated and living in a car: the story of Marine Corps Sergeant Christopher Horman -- Deciding who is sane enough to fight: the ethics of military medicine in a time of war / Alice Psirakis -- Landmine blast to a soul: the story of Army SPC Walter Blackston -- America keeps its promise: the truth about military care of warriors with traumatic brain injury / Colonel Christopher S. Williams -- Bringing the war home: the story of Army Chief Warrant Officer Richard Gutteridge -- Healing the human spirit, hour by hour / Barbara V. Romberg -- Deeper than war: the story of US Marine Cor Compelling stories of American soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with what are now considered this war's signature injuries-- TBI and PTSD -- along with the experiences of our mental health professionals newly mobilized to assist them. |