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The stress of combat, the combat of stress : Caring Strategies Towards Ex-Service Men and Women / Roy Brook ; foreword by General Sir Charles Huxtable.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brook, Roy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veterans--Mental health--Great Britain.
- Veterans.
- Veterans--Mental health services--Great Britain.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder--Great Britain.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (344 p.;)
- Edition:
- Updated 2010 edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Eastbourne, England : Sussex Academic Press, [2010]
- Summary:
- Tells the story of the horrors and fears veterans could not leave behind on the battlefield, and which continue to haunt them and disrupt their lives, and those close to them. This title is suitable for Caring Professions, the Social Services, the Armed Forces, and to the Families with members serving, or who have served, in the Armed Forces.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Half Title
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. 'Shot at Dawn'
- Chapter 2. The Early Activities of Ex-Service Charitable Organisations
- Chapter 3. The Second World War: Casualties of Dunkirk, North Africa and Italy
- Chapter 4. The Second World War: Casualties of the Far East and of Europe
- Chapter 5. Demobilisation, Resettlement and the Military Hospitals
- Chapter 6. Other Conflicts: Korea, Cyprus, Malaya, Aden
- Chapter 7. Help is Available - but is it enough?
- Chapter 8. More Recent Conflicts: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Civilian Tragedies
- Chapter 9. Treatment of the Mentally Disabled
- Chapter 10. A Wide Range of Cases
- Chapter 11. What Can and Cannot be Done for the Mentally Disabled Ex-Serviceman
- Chapter 12. The Lighter Side of the Work
- Chapter 13. Bringing the Story up to Date
- Select Bibliography
- Appendix A Military and other Terms and Abbreviations
- Appendix B Medical Terms and Abbreviations
- Appendix C Useful Addresses - Where to go for Help
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781836242161
- 1836242166
- 9781836241188
- 1836241186
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