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Author Thomas, Kate Hendricks, author.

Title Stopping military suicides : veteran voices to help prevent deaths / Kate Hendricks Thomas and Sarah Plummer Taylor, foreword by Patrick McGuigan.

Publication Info. Santa Barbara : Praeger, An imprint ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2021.
©2021

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 Levine Library - Circulating Collection  HV6545.7 .T46 2021    Available
Description xv,167 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Trigger Warning -- Foreword: Community-Focused Solutions for Veteran Suicide Prevention -- Chapter 1: Author's Note: The Pistol or the Yoga Mat -- Chapter 2: Author's Note: A Culture of Silence -- Section 1: Introduction to the Battlespace -- Chapter 3: Overview of the Issues -- Chapter 4: The Power of Choice -- Chapter 5: Military Mental Health -- Section Summary -- Section 2: Self-Care -- Chapter 6: Regulating the Nervous System for Mental Fitness -- Chapter 7: Practicing Mindfulness -- Section Summary -- Section 3: Social Support -- Chapter 8: The Science of Social Health -- Chapter 9: Connecting Post-Service -- Section Summary -- Section 4: Spiritual Practice -- Chapter 10: The Science of Spiritual Health -- Chapter 11: Spirituality in Action -- Section Summary -- Section 5: Reckoning with Resilience -- Chapter 12: Resilience Defined -- Chapter 13: The Health Benefits of Resilient Trait Cultivation -- Section Summary -- Afterword: A New Approach to Combat Trauma: Healing Veterans and Military Members with Body-Centered and Alternative Treatments -- Appendix A: Suggested Reading -- Appendix B: Breathwork and Meditation for Integration, Balance, and Clarity.
Summary "Blending illustrative narratives from veterans with cutting-edge research, this book provides a model for a needed shift from treatment post-trauma to psychological training pre-trauma to prevent deep depression and resulting suicides"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Veterans -- Suicidal behavior -- United States.
Veterans -- Mental health services -- United States.
Suicide -- United States -- Prevention.
Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Patients -- Treatment.
Added Author Taylor, Sarah Plummer, author.
Other Form: Online version: Thomas, Kate Hendricks, Stopping military suicides Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2020. 9781440875083 (DLC) 2020027356
ISBN 9781440875076 (hardcover)
1440875073
9781440875083 (ebook)
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