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The evil hours, a biography of post-traumatic stress disorder, David J. Morris

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The evil hours, a biography of post-traumatic stress disorder, David J. Morris

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-327) and index

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contains biographical information

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The evil hours

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bibliography

Oclc number

867078138

Responsibility statement

David J. Morris

Sub title

a biography of post-traumatic stress disorder

Summary

"In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Noonday Demon, a moving, eye-opening exploration of PTSD. Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and '90s, post-traumatic stress disorder haunts us in the early years of the twenty-first century. Over a decade into the United States' "global war on terror," PTSD afflicts as many as 30 percent of the conflict's veterans. But the disorder's reach extends far beyond the armed forces. In total, some twenty-seven million Americans are believed to be PTSD survivors. Yet to many of us, the disorder remains shrouded in mystery, secrecy, and shame. Now, David J. Morris -- a war correspondent, former Marine, and PTSD sufferer himself -- has written the essential account of this illness. Through interviews with individuals living with PTSD, forays into the scientific, literary, and cultural history of the illness, and memoir, Morris crafts a moving work that will speak not only to those with the condition and to their loved ones, but also to all of us struggling to make sense of an anxious and uncertain time."--Publisher information

Table Of Contents

Prologue : The warning -- Saydia -- In terror's shadow -- Toward a genealogy of trauma -- The haunted mind -- Modern trauma -- Therapy -- Drugs -- Alternatives -- Growth -- Epilogue : Counterfactuals

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