Preventing and treating the invisible wounds of war : combat trauma, moral injury, and psychological health / edited by Justin T. McDaniel, Evan R. Seamone, and Stephen N. Xenakis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McDaniel, Justin T., editor.

Seamone, Evan R., editor.

Xenakis, Stephen N., editor.

Series:

Oxford series in ethics, national security, and the rule of law.

Oxford scholarship online.

The Oxford series in ethics, national security, and the rule of law

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterans--Mental health--United States.

Veterans.

Veterans--Mental health services--United States.

Combat--Psychological aspects.

Combat.

Combat--Social aspects--United States.

Moral injuries--United States.

Moral injuries.

Post-traumatic stress disorder--Treatment--United States.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Post-traumatic stress disorder--United States--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This volume provides several perspectives that help practitioners, advocates, and policymakers understand the impact of historical and recent wars on U.S. military veterans. The chapters address newly recognized conditions, such as moral injury, military sexual trauma, and remote combat trauma as precursors to more serious diagnosable mental health disorders with the goal of addressing how these conditions can be identified and mitigated in future combat operations. The chapters also provide new insights on calculating the costs of wars in terms of dollars spent on treating mental health conditions, the intergenerational impact of combat trauma on families and future generations, and involvement in the criminal justice system of those who do not receive treatment due to discharge characterizations from military misconduct.

Contents:

Cover

Series

Preventing and Treating the Invisible Wounds of War

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Editor and Author Biographies

Introduction: Recognizing the Transforming Landscape of War Injuries and Treatments

Part I: The Uncounted Costs of Military Service: Societal Burdens of War Trauma

1. Taking the Long View: Modeling Expected Mental Health Care Costs of Military Involvement

2. Military and Veteran Criminality: Responding to Predictable Occupational Hazards from Military Service

3. Generational Trends in Employment and Crime Among Military Families

4. Older Veterans: Lifetime Consequences of Military Service

5. Beyond Combat: Gender and the Construction of Injury in Military Contexts

Part II: The Moral Costs of Warfare: Understanding Moral Injury

6. The Look and Feel of Moral Injury

7. Moral Injury, Moral Suffering, and Moral Health

8. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Weaponized: A Theory of Moral Injury

9. Remote Combat Exposure and Moral Injury from Drone Operations: The Cost of a New Form of Warfare

10. Incorporating Moral Injury in Military and Veteran Policy

Part III: Mitigating the Uncounted Costs of War

11. Recruiting, Training, and the Permissible Bounds of Preventing and Mitigating Moral Injury in the U.S. Military

12. Pain, Addiction, and Suicidality Among Veterans: Integrating Evidence-​Based, Concurrent Treatment Approaches

13. Mitigating the Costs of Combat with the Code of Conduct

14. Identifying and Treating Moral Injury in Military Members and Veterans

15. From Cautious to Conscious Inclusion: A Review of Women's Integration in the U.S. Armed Forces, and Where to Next

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 21, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: McDaniel, Justin T. Preventing and Treating the Invisible Wounds of War

ISBN:

0-19-764661-1

0-19-764660-3

0-19-764659-X

OCLC:

1381095080