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635635
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Coleman, Penny
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| Title & Author
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Flashback : : posttraumatic stress disorder, suicide, and the lessons of war /\ Penny Coleman ; [foreword by Jonathan Shay]
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1st ed
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xiii, 223 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9780807050415
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: 9780807050408
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: 0807050407
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-211) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction. Linda Robideau ; Paula Elvick -- From irritable heart to shell shock. Maryallyn Fisher ; Jean-Marie Fisher -- PTSD and modern warfare. Judy James ; Joyce Garcia -- (Why) was Vietnam different? Barbara Chism ; Kim Chism -- The collapse of the Armed Forces. Emilia Parrish ; Ruth Murtaugh -- Suicide in the aftermath of Vietnam. Debbie Paterakis ; Gloria Fluck -- Conclusion
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"In the early 1970s, Penny Coleman married Daniel O'Donnell, a young Vietnam veteran. It soon became clear to her that Daniel was deeply troubled. As their relationship began to unravel, Daniel tried to kill himself
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Tragically, he was ultimately successful. Daniel was suffering from what we now call posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)."
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"Coleman then embarked on what became an extensive research project into combat-related PTSD and its relationship to veteran suicides
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In Flashback, Coleman examines this tragic phenomenon and the ways in which American military government institutions both contributed to the veteran's trauma and failed to respond appropriately."
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"Interspersed between the chapters, Coleman includes narratives from other women - mothers, daughters, and wives - who lost loves one to PTSD-related suicide following the war in Vietnam
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Each recorded experience gives a human face to the reality of living with a PTSD vet and the challenges of surviving his suicide."--Jacket
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Post-traumatic stress disorder-- United States
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Veterans-- Mental health
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Psychological aspects
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Veterans-- Mental health-- United States
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Soldiers-- Mental health-- United States
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War neuroses-- United States-- History
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War-- Psychological aspects
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Suicide
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Combat Disorders-- United States
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic-- United States
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Suicide-- psychology-- United States
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Veterans-- psychology-- United States
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Vietnam Conflict-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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616.85/21
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| LC Classification
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RC552.P67C652 2006
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