Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D., one of the key players in the "treating combat trauma" pantheon, from the last time around -- the Vietnam War -- has a new book out, called Back from the Front - Combat Trauma, Love and the Family. Literally can't wait to "read all about it." That's right up there with hearing that Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D., Raymond Scurfield, or Patience Mason has a new book out :-). Guaranteed to be illuminating, thought-provoking, helpful and well-written.
Here's what the editorial reviews on Amazon say:
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Aphrodite Matsakis is a true visionary in the world of healing. Her book is a superb resource that paves the way to hope and healing for returning warriors, their spouses, their families, their medical and mental health professionals, and all those who care about them. Well done, Aphrodite! --Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman, U.S. Army, Ret., Author of On Killing and On Combat
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You do not have to be or know a veteran to be helped by this book. Read Back from the Front slowly from front to back. Listen to each and every story and to Matsakis's wise and clear advice. You will see yourself somewhere in its pages, and it will change how you think about the war and about the soldiers and non-soldiers we send off to do our fighting. --Thomas Palaima - Dickson Centennial Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin, MacArthur fellow and specialist in the ancient and modern experience of war and violence
