Overcoming Post-Deployment Syndrome
A Six-step Mission to Health
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Ailments & Diseases, Nervous System & the Brain, Psychology, Mental Illness, Mental Health
| Author: | Cory Blake, David X. Cifu, MD | ISBN: | 9781617050398 |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company | Publication: | February 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Demos Health | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cory Blake, David X. Cifu, MD |
| ISBN: | 9781617050398 |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing Company |
| Publication: | February 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Demos Health |
| Language: | English |
A comprehensive guide for service members, veterans, and their families dealing with the all-too-common repercussions of combat duty, including traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, chronic pain and musculoskeletal injury, and substance abuse.
Written by two doctors at the forefront of treating veterans and service members, Overcoming Post-Deployment Syndrome is a wellness handbook filled with evidence-based advice, exercises, and approaches for healing from post-deployment syndrome (PDS), preventing combat stresses from having a lasting negative impact, and returning to activity and wellness.
Offering a practical blend of state-of-the-art traditional and holistic medicine to help physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing, Overcoming Post-Deployment Syndrome provides:
- Personal vignettes of servicemembers who are going through the process of successfully reintegrating into their families, workplaces, and communities.
- A twelve-week basic training in self-directed healing arts.
- A wealth of community and government resources, tips, and suggestions.
- The means to integrate traditional and complementary medicine techniques to treat common symptoms.
A comprehensive guide for service members, veterans, and their families dealing with the all-too-common repercussions of combat duty, including traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, chronic pain and musculoskeletal injury, and substance abuse.
Written by two doctors at the forefront of treating veterans and service members, Overcoming Post-Deployment Syndrome is a wellness handbook filled with evidence-based advice, exercises, and approaches for healing from post-deployment syndrome (PDS), preventing combat stresses from having a lasting negative impact, and returning to activity and wellness.
Offering a practical blend of state-of-the-art traditional and holistic medicine to help physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing, Overcoming Post-Deployment Syndrome provides:
- Personal vignettes of servicemembers who are going through the process of successfully reintegrating into their families, workplaces, and communities.
- A twelve-week basic training in self-directed healing arts.
- A wealth of community and government resources, tips, and suggestions.
- The means to integrate traditional and complementary medicine techniques to treat common symptoms.
