Once a warrior-always a warrior
Subtitle: navigating the transition from combat to home--including combat stress, PTSD, and MTBI
By: Charles W. Hoge.
Publisher: GPP Life
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780762754427
Subjects: War neuroses; Psychology, Military; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Veterans -- Psychology
Description: With this book, Dr. Hoge reaches out to a larger community of veterans and their families, helping family members to gain greater understanding of ways they can help their loved ones navigate the "PTSD paradox" while also helping veterans cope with combat stress and PTSD through a set of specific skills.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Combat stress and post-traumatic stress disorder; title: Combat mild traumatic brain injury; title: Navigating the postwar zone: introduction to landnav; title: Life survival skills improving sleep; title: Skill 1: become more aware of your reactions by writing about; title: Them; title: Skill 2: learn to accept your reactions without judgment or anger; title: Skill 3: improve physical conditioning and relax muscle tension; title: Skill 4: improve sleep; title: Skill 5: learn how alcohol (or drugs) affects your reactions; title: Attend to and modulate your reactions; title: Skill 1: learn to pay attention to your physiological reactions; title: And anxiety level; title: Skill 2: learn to pay attention to your feelings and emotions; title: Skill 3: create space between your reactions and behaviors; title: Skill 4: learn to monitor and eliminate should and related; title: Words or phrases; title: Skill 5: notice your breathing; title: Skill 6: improve your focus and attention through meditation and; title: Mindfulness; title: Narrate your story; title: Deal with stressful situations; title: Skill 1: resiliency inoculation training (facing your fears); title: Skill 2: dealing with the stupid stuff people do; title: Skill 3: dealing with more-serious situations involving people; title: Skill 4: dealing with anger, rage, and related emotions; title: Navigate the mental health care system; title: Road map for getting help; title: Fear of losing control; title: Overcoming stigma; title: Overcoming other barriers and taking the first steps; title: Species of mental health professionals; title: Your first appointment with a mental health professional; title: Advice for mental health professionals (and considerations; title: That warriors generally appreciate); title: Types of treatment offered: the cold, hard facts; title: Disability and treatment; title: Acceptance: living and coping with your emotions; title: Skill 1: understanding the emotions of loss; title: Skill 2: accepting and expressing primary emotions; title: Skill 3: letting go of unanswerable questions; title: Skill 4: coping with grief and survivor's guilt; title: Skill 5: accepting other difficult events that happened in combat; title: Navigation strategies for spouses, partners, and family members; title: The vs vision, voice, village, joie de vivre, victory.