Coming back together : a guide to successful reintegration after your partner returns from military deployment / Steven L. Sayers ; foreword by Keith Armstrong ; Amy Shoup, cover design.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sayers, Steven L., author.

Armstrong, Keith, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Shoup, Amy, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterans--Mental health.

Veterans.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

War neuroses.

Psychology, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2014.

Oakland, California : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When a spouse or partner returns from war, it is a time of joy and celebration. However, it may also be difficult to readjust to life together after long periods of being apart. Returning service members face many challenges on the path to reintegration, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, insomnia, "battlemind," and more. In Coming Back Together, clinical psychologist Steven L. Sayers offers real tools to help combat veterans and their partners reestablish family routines and build a stronger sense of intimacy and resilience after a military deployment,

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1; The Reunion: Waiting for Your Partner's Return; Chapter 2; When Your Partner First Returns; Chapter 3; Rediscovering Intimacy; Chapter 4; Who Does What?; Chapter 5; Watching; Chapter 6; Making It Work; Chapter 7; Helping Your Partner Redevelop Relationships with the Kids; Chapter 8; Special Challenges and Getting Support; Chapter 9; When Do We Go for Help?; _GoBack; References; Blank Page; Blank Page

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781608829866

1608829863