PTSD and Folk Therapy: Everyday Practices of American Masculinity in the Combat Zone

by Jay Mechling and John Paul Wallis

Using war memoirs, war journalism, and the personal experiences of John Paul Wallis as a Marine with two tours of duty in Iraq, Wallis and Mechling analyze the folklore shared by male warriors in the combat zone to understand how the traditional everyday practices of these men in groups serve as a form of psychological first aid for relieving the symptoms associated with the stress of living, working, and fighting in the combat zone. The authors study...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793603898
• ISBN13: 9781793603890
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"