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When the warrior returns : making the transition at home / edited by Nathan D. Ainspan and Walter E. Penk ; foreword by Patty Shinseki.

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Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2012.

Veterans' families -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Veterans -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Families of military personnel -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Families of military personnel -- Services for -- United States.

Soldiers -- Family relationships -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Veterans -- United States -- Psychology.

Veterans -- Services for -- United States.

Veterans reintegration.

9781612510903 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1612510906 (pbk. : alk. paper)

xxviii, 291 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

The warrior's family -- The immediate post-deployment period: deployments are hard, but homecoming can be even harder -- Life after military service: what you need to know and do to succeed as a veteran family -- Family and friends as care providers for disabled service members -- Emotions and their impact on families -- The effects of repeated deployments on warriors and families -- Building resilience in the military family during and following deployment -- Suicide and suicide prevention -- Self-medication and drug abuse -- Got kids? Parenting tips for when your warrior returns from deployment -- Children of injured military parents -- Children's reactions to deployment, reintegration, and injuries by age groups, with -- Recommendations on how to help them -- Family assistance for service members seeking employment or education -- Sex and intimacy after combat -- Female warriors -- Families of National Guard and Reserve service members -- Unmarried partners and blended families -- Appendix -- List of contributors -- Index -- Illustrations and tables -- Figures -- U.S. Army active duty suicide rates, as of November 2011: convincing evidence of the effect of multiple deployments on suicide rates, which have more than doubled from peace-time levels, rising from 9.6/100,000 in 2004 to a projected 24.6/100,000 in 2011 -- Ace program card -- Suicide prevention risk factor assessment card -- The toll that multiple deployments take on service members -- The impact of arousal and anxiety on information processing efficiency and memory -- Tables -- Ways families can improve deployment resilience -- Reframing common clinical symptoms associated with depression, stress injuries, and TBI -- Drug abuse warning signs -- Comparison of academic experiences in the military and civilian environments -- Continuum of startle responses: the effects of traumatic disruption on information processing.

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