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.
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Veterans -- Mental health services -- United States.
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Suicide -- United States -- Prevention.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Patients -- Treatment.
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Added Author |
Taylor, Sarah Plummer, author.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Thomas, Kate Hendricks, Stopping military suicides Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2020. 9781440875083 (DLC) 2020027356 |
ISBN |
9781440875076 (hardcover) |
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1440875073 |
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9781440875083 (ebook) |
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