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PTSD Combat: Winning the War Within,
Ilona Meagher's Blog Ilona
Meagher is an independent Illinois-based online writer, new media developer
and author of Moving a Nation to Care: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and America's
Returning Troops. Her blog is always full of the latest information on PTSD.
She also travels around the country to speak and has set up a PTSD timeline
or reported OEF/OIF PTSD incidents. A wonderful resource and a wonderful
woman. PTSD Support A website
maintained by a combat wounded Vietnam Era Veteran with a 100% service
connected disability. He also has a
wealth of information and help for all veterans. Vet Wives Living With PTSD a support site for wives and
significant others living with PTSD. I belong. It is a good group full of
wisdom and experience and welcomes newcomers. International Society for Traumatic Studies: Professional Organization of therapists and researchers who work with survivors of all types of trauma. Publish a wonderful pamphlet on recovered memories. Also the Journal of Traumatic Stress. Membership list can be searched by state and city if you are looking for help. The
Sidran Foundation: A
national non-profit organization devoted to education, advocacy and research
related to the early recognition and treatment of trauma-related stress in
children and the understanding and treatment of adults suffering from
trauma-generated disorders. They also publish great books! David
Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages:
Focused on emotional trauma and PTSD following individual and mass traumas.
New info about once a month. Written for professionals, it has a lot of
interesting information. Emily
Donut Dolly: Intensely
moving poetry which enlightened me about what it was like to be a Donut Dolly
in Vietnam. To think I thought they were safe. National Center for PTSD : Research and
education on PTSD; includes the PILOTS Database, an electronic index to PTSD
literature National
Organization on Male Sexual Victimization: An organization of diverse individuals committed through
research, education, advocacy and activism to the prevention, treatment, and
elimination of all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men A Recovery Bill of Rights for Trauma
Survivors by Thomas V.
Maguire, Ph.D. Absolutely wonderful. Everyone should have a copy. National Conference of Viet Nam Veteran Ministers: A group comprised of over 50 Vietnam
veterans who are also ordained ministers or full time religious workers.
Spiritual healing. Not trying to raise the body count for any particular
spiritual path. The
Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists: An international organization offering three distinct
certifications to individuals providing support, education, intervention and
treatment in the field of traumatic stress Grief
Denied: In this direct
and powerful memoir, Pauline Laurent relates how the grief she sup-pressed
for more than 20 years after her husband was killed in Vietnam surfaced in
the months leading up to her daughter's wedding, finally pushing her to
explore her grief and recover. You can buy the book on her site. Reflections Between the Lines: Jan Goff-LaFontaine's Vietnam veteran
husband got PTSD after the Loma Prieta earthquake. She didn't understand so
she started talking to other vets, and to quote her, "My heart opened,
and I knew these were stories that had to be heard by others. I wanted these
experiences to be in a book so that everyone could know the struggles, the
courage, and the triumphs of Vietnam vets, and realize the personal toll of
war." Me, too. A great book. Link to amazon.com. Gift from Within: Organization
dedicated to helping trauma survivors. The website has very healing articles,
the Survivor's Psalm,
a unique penpal service for trauma survivors, sells videos including Recovering
from Traumatic Events: The Healing Process, a poetry and art gallery, a list of groups, success
stories by survivors. Home Before Morning: Lynda Van Devanter's fantastic book
about war, PTSD and recovery re-published with a new introduction by the
author. In my opinion this is one of the best and bravest books to come out
about Vietnam or any war. It is beautifully written, harrowing and uplifting.
I have two copies so I can loan it without losing it. Glad to see it back in
print. Traumatic
Incident Reduction is
a a brief, one-on-one, non-hypnotic, person-centered, simple and highly
structured method for permanently eliminating the negative effects of past
traumas. If you would like me to add
a site to this list, please send me the URL by email. |
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