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Description:When the war comes home . . .This book is crafted around soldiers’ personal descriptions of their war experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan that culminate in life-altering injuries to the brain and psyche, along with the equally dramatic story of their recoveries. An irony of America’s 21st century wars has been that while our combat medical and medevac capabilities have grown enormously (from a rough average of 4:1 wounded to dead in WWII to 8:1 today), the nature of many of our soldiers’ wounds has undergone a subtle change. Men and women who survive the thick of combat, including repeated concussion blasts, increasingly present a difficult-to-detect kind of injury, no less debilitating then wounds from bullets or shrapnel.Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts documents the ever-increasing cases of physical or mental brain trauma among our vets that has risen as a direct result of more soldiers surviving their flesh wounds on the battlefield. The chapters are crafted from interviews with troops and their family members, and bridged with essays by internationally known mental health professionals, veterans’ advocates, and members of the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense, all of whom are working in the front lines of what is quickly developing into a national crisis of unfathomable cost in both lives and money.From combat Army soldiers and Marines, even amputees, who eventually discover that their greatest disability is in their head, to support personnel such as Devore Barlowe, who returns from Iraq having witnessed atrocities that leave her with severe PTSD, but perseveres juggling her job and the single mothering of two young children, the voices of these warriors reinforce the book’s over-arching theme of resilience and courage.Thankfully the U.S. military’s battlefield support has vastly improved since prior wars. However, the signature wound of 21st century warfare—Traumatic Brain Injury, as well as PTSD—may lie beyond the current reach of standard medical procedures, and is more evidenced by the postwar stories of the soldiers themselves. In this book we get a thorough look at the travails of our veterans who may currently be undiagnosed and without help, but whom we are all committed to support.Celia Straus is author of the national bestseller, Prayers On My Pillow, and an award-winning film writer/producer who has been writing about the war-related experiences of service members and their families since 2003. The Armed Forces Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the men and women of America’s military.All royalties from this work will go directly to the front line of support for wounded warriors with PTSD and TBI, and their families .Table of ContentsForewordWorld War IIIntroduction1. DEPLOYED, DECORATED AND LIVING IN A The Story of Marine Corps Sergeant Christopher Horman2. DECIDING WHO IS SANE ENOUGH TO The Ethics of Military Medicine in a Time of War by Alice Psirakis, LCSW3. LANDMINE BLAST TO A The Story of Army SPC Walter Blackston4. AMERICA KEEPS ITS The Truth About Military Care of Warriors with Traumatic Brain Injury by Colonel Christopher S. Williams5. BRINGING THE WAR The Story of Army Chief Warrant Officer Richard Gutteridge6. HEALING THE HUMAN SPIRIT, HOUR BY HOUR by Barbara V. Romberg, PhD7. DEEPER THAN The Story of US Marine Corps Captain Tyler Boudreau8. THE VA’S SUICIDE PREVENTION Saving the Lives of Veterans by Dr. Janet Kemp9. A SHARPSHOOTER FIRES The Story of Army PFC Robert Kislow10. THE EXPERT OUR PATIENTS by Kelly Petska, PhD, and Donald MacLennan, PhD11. WAR The Story of Army Sergeant John “Medicine Bear” Radell12. THE WEAPON OF CHOICE—PATIENCE by Dr. Charles “Chip” West13. A WOMAN AT The Story of Army 2nd Lieutenant Sylvia Blackwood-Boutelle14. I JUST WANT TO BE BACK IN IRAQ by Alice Psirakis, LCSW15. AT HOME OUTSIDE THE The Story of Marine Corps Corporal William Berger16. WINNING HIDDEN Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury by Bill Yamanaka17. A NEVERENDING The Story of Army Corporal Jonnei Campaz18. THE REAL STORY BEHIND YOUR STORY by Dr. Rick Levy19. AGAINST ALL The Story of Marine Corps Corporal Joshua Hoffman20. A VETERANS’ GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE VA by Ira R. Katz, MD, PhD, and Bradley Karlin, PhD21. WHEN MOMMY COMES The Story of Army Sergeant Devore Barlowe22. WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS ANGRY, MOMMY? Children in Wartime—How to Know When Help Is Needed by Michael Genhart23. A GOOD The Story of Army Sergeant David Emme24. THE MENTAL TRANSCEIVER by Norman McCormack25. I’LL NEVER LEAVE The Story of Army National Guard Sergeant Jose Pequeno and His Mother, Nelida Bagley26. THE FACES BEHIND THE The VA’s Polytrauma System of Care by Dr. Barbara Sigford, MD, PhD27. PORTRAIT OF The Story of Army Sergeant Brent Bretz28. FAMILIES OF HONOR by Dr. Mary Car-Blanchard29. DELTA FORCE The Story of Army Special Operations Sergeant Br...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts: Stories of American Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD. To get started finding Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts: Stories of American Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: When the war comes home . . .This book is crafted around soldiers’ personal descriptions of their war experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan that culminate in life-altering injuries to the brain and psyche, along with the equally dramatic story of their recoveries. An irony of America’s 21st century wars has been that while our combat medical and medevac capabilities have grown enormously (from a rough average of 4:1 wounded to dead in WWII to 8:1 today), the nature of many of our soldiers’ wounds has undergone a subtle change. Men and women who survive the thick of combat, including repeated concussion blasts, increasingly present a difficult-to-detect kind of injury, no less debilitating then wounds from bullets or shrapnel.Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts documents the ever-increasing cases of physical or mental brain trauma among our vets that has risen as a direct result of more soldiers surviving their flesh wounds on the battlefield. The chapters are crafted from interviews with troops and their family members, and bridged with essays by internationally known mental health professionals, veterans’ advocates, and members of the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense, all of whom are working in the front lines of what is quickly developing into a national crisis of unfathomable cost in both lives and money.From combat Army soldiers and Marines, even amputees, who eventually discover that their greatest disability is in their head, to support personnel such as Devore Barlowe, who returns from Iraq having witnessed atrocities that leave her with severe PTSD, but perseveres juggling her job and the single mothering of two young children, the voices of these warriors reinforce the book’s over-arching theme of resilience and courage.Thankfully the U.S. military’s battlefield support has vastly improved since prior wars. However, the signature wound of 21st century warfare—Traumatic Brain Injury, as well as PTSD—may lie beyond the current reach of standard medical procedures, and is more evidenced by the postwar stories of the soldiers themselves. In this book we get a thorough look at the travails of our veterans who may currently be undiagnosed and without help, but whom we are all committed to support.Celia Straus is author of the national bestseller, Prayers On My Pillow, and an award-winning film writer/producer who has been writing about the war-related experiences of service members and their families since 2003. The Armed Forces Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the men and women of America’s military.All royalties from this work will go directly to the front line of support for wounded warriors with PTSD and TBI, and their families .Table of ContentsForewordWorld War IIIntroduction1. DEPLOYED, DECORATED AND LIVING IN A The Story of Marine Corps Sergeant Christopher Horman2. DECIDING WHO IS SANE ENOUGH TO The Ethics of Military Medicine in a Time of War by Alice Psirakis, LCSW3. LANDMINE BLAST TO A The Story of Army SPC Walter Blackston4. AMERICA KEEPS ITS The Truth About Military Care of Warriors with Traumatic Brain Injury by Colonel Christopher S. Williams5. BRINGING THE WAR The Story of Army Chief Warrant Officer Richard Gutteridge6. HEALING THE HUMAN SPIRIT, HOUR BY HOUR by Barbara V. Romberg, PhD7. DEEPER THAN The Story of US Marine Corps Captain Tyler Boudreau8. THE VA’S SUICIDE PREVENTION Saving the Lives of Veterans by Dr. Janet Kemp9. A SHARPSHOOTER FIRES The Story of Army PFC Robert Kislow10. THE EXPERT OUR PATIENTS by Kelly Petska, PhD, and Donald MacLennan, PhD11. WAR The Story of Army Sergeant John “Medicine Bear” Radell12. THE WEAPON OF CHOICE—PATIENCE by Dr. Charles “Chip” West13. A WOMAN AT The Story of Army 2nd Lieutenant Sylvia Blackwood-Boutelle14. I JUST WANT TO BE BACK IN IRAQ by Alice Psirakis, LCSW15. AT HOME OUTSIDE THE The Story of Marine Corps Corporal William Berger16. WINNING HIDDEN Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury by Bill Yamanaka17. A NEVERENDING The Story of Army Corporal Jonnei Campaz18. THE REAL STORY BEHIND YOUR STORY by Dr. Rick Levy19. AGAINST ALL The Story of Marine Corps Corporal Joshua Hoffman20. A VETERANS’ GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE VA by Ira R. Katz, MD, PhD, and Bradley Karlin, PhD21. WHEN MOMMY COMES The Story of Army Sergeant Devore Barlowe22. WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS ANGRY, MOMMY? Children in Wartime—How to Know When Help Is Needed by Michael Genhart23. A GOOD The Story of Army Sergeant David Emme24. THE MENTAL TRANSCEIVER by Norman McCormack25. I’LL NEVER LEAVE The Story of Army National Guard Sergeant Jose Pequeno and His Mother, Nelida Bagley26. THE FACES BEHIND THE The VA’s Polytrauma System of Care by Dr. Barbara Sigford, MD, PhD27. PORTRAIT OF The Story of Army Sergeant Brent Bretz28. FAMILIES OF HONOR by Dr. Mary Car-Blanchard29. DELTA FORCE The Story of Army Special Operations Sergeant Br...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts: Stories of American Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD. To get started finding Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts: Stories of American Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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