Weeping Wounds: The Untold Story

The untold story of the militarys mental health crisis, author david kieran looks at the wounds from wars in afghanistan and iraq: Posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic. This book shows how ptsd, tbi, and suicide became the signature wounds of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, how they prompted change within the army itself, and how mental health became a factor in the debates about the impact of these conflicts on us culture. This book shows how ptsd, tbi, and suicide became the signature wounds of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, how they prompted change within the army itself, and how mental health became a factor in the debates about the impact of these conflicts on u. s. David kieran tells the broad and nuanced story of the army's efforts to understand and address these issues, challenging the popular media view that the iraq war was mismanaged by a callous military unwilling to address the human toll of the wars.

Army and american society. This book shows how ptsd, tbi, and suicide became the signature wounds of the wars in iraq and afghanistan, how they prompted change within the army itself, and how mental health became a factor in the debates about the impact of these conflicts on us culture.