Haunted by Combat

Daryl S. Paulson, PhD, is president and chief executive officer of BioScience Laboratories, Inc., a national testing laboratory facility located in Bozeman, Montana. Stanley Krippner is professor of psychology at Saybrook Graduate School, San Francisco.

• Introduction: Private Traumas, Personal Mythologies: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Combat VeteransChapter 1: An Overview of Trauma and the Mind/BodyChapter 2: History of the Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSDChapter 3: The Phenomenology of PTSDChapter 4: The Experiences of Reserve SoldiersChapter 5: Coming Home from the WarChapter 6: Preparing for What Is to ComeChapter 7: Civilians at Risk9 Chapter 8: Treatment Approaches to Traumatic DisordersChapter 9: Keys to Treating TraumaChapter 10: Alternative Approaches to Treating PTSDChapter 11: Remembrance 135Chapter 12: Gold Along the PathEpilogue

This book is an outstanding guide for the understanding of war trauma. Every professional linked to the subject should take the time to analyze not only the veterans' experiences and the techniques for treatment, but also the high sensibility of the authors to the need of fighting the global calamity of war and hostility among humans.