At War with PTSD: Battling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Virtual Reality

by Robert N. McLay

Book Overview

The Spartans called it The Trembler; recent history has seen it termed shell shock, combat fatigue, soldier's heart, and Vietnam Syndrome. Whatever the name, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has always been with us. With 20 percent of the Veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq exhibiting PTSD symptoms, the United States military has a strong interest in combating the condition. Navy psychiatrist Robert N. McLay has been at the forefront...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421405571
• ISBN13: 9781421405575
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher