Many service members and veterans have experienced symptoms of PTSD and blast injuries with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, post traumatic stress disorder is not limited to wartime experiences. It can also occur to adults who have been in life threatening events such as car crashes, assaults or natural disasters.
These books and self help guides on PTSD identify PTSD symptoms, give coping strategies, information on treatment, and personal accounts on surviving emotional and physical trauma. Information explains the causes of PTSD, common symptoms at home and in the community, and gives exercises and techniques for coping. Books also discuss the effects of trauma, blast injury and PTSD on family members with suggestions for communication and adjustment.
Practical self-help guide helps families cope with anxiety, fear and stress when a spouse or partner is in danger from war or a high risk profession. Includes strategies for helping children of veterans and service members.
Book on brain injury, blast injury and PTSD features chapters on adults, children and veterans discussing changes in memory, self-image, violence, suicide, family stress and war in Iraq.
Textbook for clinicians with research findings on post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) examines multiple effects of trauma on individuals with research findings on causes and treatment of PTSD in civilians and veterans.