The Endless Tour: Vietnam, PTSD, and the Spiritual Void3 reviews
Rev. Amy L. Snow, M.A.

Trafford Publishing, 2006

Living with a Vietnam Vet. with PTSD

+ The endless Tour

How is one to understand the erratic behavior, the sudden overwhelming anxiety and unprovoked angry outbursts, and the general difficulty of living with someone suffering from PTSD? Amy L. Snow, an ordained minister with degrees in nursing, psychology, and religious leadership, ought to know, for ...
  
  











  



  
A Vietnam Trilogy: Veterans And Post Traumatic Stress: 1968,1989, 20006 reviews
Raymond M. Scurfield

Algora Publishing, 2004

A Must Read

+ A Vietnam Trilogy: An Absolute Must Read for War Veterans and Clinicians Alike
+ The True Cost of War
+ Inside the Heart & Mind of the Wounded Veteran
+ An absolute gift for those who were there and all who share their lives now.
  
  











  



  
Odysseus in America: Combat Trauma and the Trials of Homecoming10 reviews
Jonathan Shay

Scribner, 2003

Finally Understand

+ Should be required reading for all NCOs and family support
+ Myth and the Human Experience
+ Returning Veterans
+ Believe neither the gloom and doom ...nor the infantilization in popular lore
  
  











  



  
Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families13 reviews
Keith Armstrong, Suzanne Best, ...

Ulysses Press, 2005

Compelling and pragmatic

+ Down Range: To Iraq and Back
+ 2 tours and it nearly killed me
+ Great Book
  
  











  



  
Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal17 reviews
Belleruth Naparstek

Bantam, 2005

Invisible Heroes is an important and useful book.

+ Fabulous resource for survivors & professional alike!
+ PTSD winner
+ Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma -- Encourages, Explains, Offers Proof
+ Facinating read
  
  











  



  
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook22 reviews
Glenn R. Schiraldi

McGraw-Hill, 2000

A Huge Help!!

+ A comprehensive look at the causes of PTSD and how to treat it
+ Unbelievably good
+ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Source Book
+ Great Resource
  
  











  



  
Military Veterans PTSD Reference Manual8 reviews
I. S. Parrish

Infinity Publishing, 1999

Best Hands-on book for Veterans I have seen.

+ On Bud Parrish's Book
+ Military Veterans PTSD Reference Manual
+ Miltary Veteran's PTSD Reference Manual
  
  











  



  
An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD: Essays for Coping9 reviews
Ashley B., II Hart

Writer's Showcase Press, 2000

Very helpful

+ Excellent and Practical PTSD book
+ I thought my book was good
+ PTSD
+ Amazingly perceptive
  
  











  



  
Voices in Wartime: The Anthology1 review

Whit Press, 2005

describes war pretty well

I was in Kuwait the day the war started in 2003, then went to Iraq. The books stories describe the emotional turmoil pretty well. It's painful to read actually. There's some anti-war pacifists' stories in there, which I definitely don't agree with, but the truth is, war is totally awful. I was all ...
  
  











  



  
EMDR: The Breakthrough "Eye Movement" Therapy for Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma18 reviews
Francine Shapiro, Margot Silk Forrest

Basic Books, 1998

Very convincing

+ life saving
+ Good overview but perhaps a little out of date
+ Very useful and well written
  
  











  



  
Effective Treatments for PTSD: Practice Guidelines from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies8 reviews

The Guilford Press, 2004

A humane and rational book for clinicians

+ Research reviews at your fingertips
+ PTSD treatment sampler
+ Very Accurate Walk through the winding path of PTSD
+ Must Read
  
  











  



  
Waking the Tiger : Healing Trauma : The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences51 reviews
Peter Levine, Ann Frederick

North Atlantic Books, 1997

New hope for those who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

+ A must read for trauma victims
+ waking the tiger

I am a Marriage Family Therapist Trainee who has suffered from severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for over 15 years. Western medicine includes some form of medication and desensitization from the traumatic event. Although this treatment has been helpful, I believed that my PTSD symptoms were a ...
  
  











  



  
The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms24 reviews
Mary Beth Williams, Soili Poijula

New Harbinger Publications, 2002

Great for clinicians and patients!

+ PTSD Help!
+ The PTSD workbook
+ Old problem new solution
  
  











  



  
The Trauma Of Terrorism: Sharing Knowledge And Shared Care, An International Handbook
Yael Danieli, Danny Brom

Routledge, 2005

The Trauma of Terrorism: Sharing Knowledge and Shared Care, An International Handbook is a penetrating, thoughtful compendium of the latest information on terrorism and its impact on individuals, families, communities, and nations. Respected authorities from several disciplines explore the multidimensional consequences of terrorism along with crucial strategies, policies, and programs to prevent ...
  
  











  



  
Health Journeys: A Guided Meditation for Healing Trauma (PTSD) (Health Journeys)21 reviews
Belleruth Naparstek

Image Paths, 1999

The best $18 I ever spent!!!!

+ Exceptional Visualization
+ Good tool for Trauma but assumes too much on listeners part
+ Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!
+ How well this works often guages how much you need it...
  
  











  



  
Recovering from the War: A Woman's Guide to Helping Your Vietnam Vet, Your Family, and Yourself11 reviews
Patience H.C. Mason

Penguin USA, 1990

Recovering from the War: A Woman's Guide to Helping Your Vie

+ This book is the best!
+ A book that really helps
+ I'm not alone!
+ Encouragement for every day
  
  











  



  
Experiential Treatment for PTSD: The Therapeutic Spiral Model1 review
M. Katherine Hudgins

Springer Publishing Company, 2002

An innovative and effective treatment for trauma

Healing the effects of personal trauma has added benefits to the larger community - stopping the cycle of violence that begets war, terrorism and generations of family pain. So asserts Kate (M. Katherine) Hudgins, author of the newly published book, "Experiential Treatment for PTSD: The ...
  
  











  



  
Post-traumatic and Acute Stress Disorders: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies2 reviews
Matthew J. Friedman

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2006

Post-Traumatic and Acute Stress Disorders

+ Good Introduction, Good Update & Review....

This book answers a need in our library for the subject of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and treatment. It will be used by our Allied Health Dept for nursing students who study psychology as it relates to nursing practice. Other students who have an interest in the topic would also benefit from ...
  
  











  



  
My Tour In Hell: A Marine's Battle with Combat Trauma (Reflections of History, Vol. 1)9 reviews
David W. Powell

Modern History Press, 2007

A Vietnam Veteran's Battle with PTSD - A Success Story!

+ Something all Americans should read
+ Excellent Autobiography of Vietnam Marine and PTSD
+ So Sad, yet So Hopeful!
+ Still suffering emotional fallout from the past? Read this book.
  
  











  



  
Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in War Veterans Including Women, Reservists, and Those Coming Back from ...2 reviews
Daryl S. Paulson, Stanley Krippner

Praeger Security International General Interest-Cloth, 2007

Most Enlightening

+ Both scholarly and accessible . . .

I have a much clearer understanding of this issue. PTSD is something unless you experience it - you don't understand it. This book helped me profoundly, in my own life as well as understanding the lives of others and those who serve our country....reguardless of gonernmental falshoods, ...