Healing War Trauma ─ A Handbook of Creative Approaches

This resource for practitioners builds on War Trauma and its Wake, the first book in a series focusing on helping returning war veterans? readjust to civilian life. Military veterans Scurfield (founding director, VA's National Center for PTSD; emeritus, social work, U. of Southern Mississippi) and Colonel Platoni (psychology consultant, Medical Service Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve) compile innovative approaches to dealing with the "battles" back home that take into account veterans' unique needs. Case examples illustrate such approaches as culture-specific rituals, creative arts therapy, mindfulness training, animal-assisted therapy, virtual reality-based simulations, and spirituality. Includes further reading and resources. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Raymond Monsour Scurfield, DSW, LCSW, is a Vietnam veteran who was a social work officer on one of the Army's two psychiatric teams, professor emeritus of social work at the University of Southern Mississippi, and the founding director of the VA's National Center for PTSD in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

Katherine Theresa Platoni, PsyD, maintains a private practice in Centerville, Ohio, is a colonel in the Medical Service Corps of the United States Army Reserve, and serves as Army Reserve Psychology Consultant to the Chief in the Medical Service Corps. She is a veteran of four deployments, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom.