Overcoming post-deployment syndrome : a six-step mission to health / David X. Cifu, Cory Blake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cifu, David X.

Contributor:

Blake, Cory.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Military.

Soldiers--Health and hygiene.

Soldiers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Health, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

David Cifu and Cory Blake work at the Hunter Holmes McGuire Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, one of only four comprehensive inpatient, residential and outpatient centers of excellence for polytrauma in the country providing intensive rehabilitation care to veterans and service members who experienced injuries to multiple organ systems. This type of injury that results in physical, cognitive, psychological, and functioning deficits has been termed as Post-Deployment Syndrome. The high numbers of soldiers with these types of multiple injuries has been a hallmark of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Putting It All Together: A Holistic System for Health; 2. Post-deployment Syndrome: The Illness of War; 3. Military and Veteran Health Care Systems: A Traditional Approach; 4. A New Model of Wellness (Rebuilding the Warrior); 5. First Step: Understanding Your Body's Symptoms; 6. Second Step: Discovering Your Strengths and Resources; 7. Applying Healing Principles; 8. Re-establishing Normalcy; 9. Creativity: Integrating Health into Your Life; 10. Resuming the Productive Mission: Basic Training; 11. The Return of the Warrior: A Lifetime of Success

ResourcesIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-56948-4

9786613599087

1-61705-039-3

OCLC:

763159331