Post-traumatic stress and mental health in the U.S. military : issues and response efforts / Jeffrey N. Lentz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lentz, Jeffrey N.

Series:

Military and veteran issues

Military and veteran issues Post-traumatic stress and mental health in the U.S. Military

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Veterans Affairs--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Soldiers--Health and hygiene--United States.

Soldiers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors gather and present new research in the study of post-traumatic stress disorder. Topics discussed include the diverse emotional consequences and treatment needs of sexual assault and intimate partner violence survivors; PTSD among visible and invisible electrically injured outpatients; early life stress and emotional vulnerability; delayed effects of repeated inescapable severe stress on brain cannabinoid receptor expression and acoustic startle response in adolescent male rats; suicidal ideation associated with PCL checklist-ascertained PTSD among veterans treated for substance abuse; and veterans' engagement in psychotherapy for PTSD.

Contents:

Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems in the military : oversight issues for Congress / Katherine Blakeley

VA health care : VA spends millions on post traumatic stress disorder research and incorporates research outcomes into guidelines and policy for post-traumatic stress disorder services / United States Government Accountability Office.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62948-404-0