Trauma And The Vietnam War Generation

Surveys psychiatric disorders among Vietnam veterans. Foreword, Acknowledgments, Editorial Note, Preface, I. THE CHALLENGE: FINDING AND STUDYING THE VIETNAM WAR GENERATION, II. THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR ERA, III. EVIDENCE OF STRESS REACTIONS, IV. EVIDENCE OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, V. WHY Is IT THAT SOME DEVELOPED PTSD AND OTHERS DIDNOT?, VI. THE PREVALENCE OF OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AND NONSPECIFIC DISTRESS, VII. THE PREVALENCE OF OTHER POSTWAR READJUSTMENT PROBLEMS, VIII. THE PREVALENCE OF PHYSICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, IX. USE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, X. PTSD AMONG VIETNAM VETERANS: A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE, XI. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE STUDY, XII. OVERVIEW, XIII. EPILOGUE: A SELF-GUIDE FOR VIETNAM VETERANS, References, Index, Contributing Authors