Title: Vietnam veterans :
Authors: Brende, Joel Osler.; Parson, Erwin Randolph.
Date: 1985
Publisher: Plenum Press,
Physical description: xx, 270 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
LC classification: U
Contents: America in Vietnam: protectors, aggressors, and victims -- Being there: experiencing Vietnam's climate of war -- Being back: the treacherous terrain back home -- From shell shock to "PTSD" -- War: its effects on identity -- Family life after Vietnam -- Special veteran groups: women and the ethnic minorities -- The problems of seeking and receiving help -- Recovery phases -- Finding readjustment services for veterans and their families.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Subject headings (LCSH): Post-traumatic stress disorder.; Veterans--United States--Psychology.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.