The following print resources cover an array of topics regarding mental health and veterans.
In Separating From Service, Eric Burleson describes the unique psychological challenges that veterans face as they transition out of the military and provides an actionable framework to address those challenges.
The book describes how MST differs from other forms of military trauma such as combat and discusses its prevalence, neurobiology, and social contexts as well as unique stressors of betrayal, injustice, struggles with issues of reporting and disclosure, and impact on relationships and sexuality.
URL: https://www.springerpub.com/treating-military-sexual-trauma-9780826127785.html
This book is a collection of articles that first appeared on the Head Space and Timing blog, which can be found at www.veteranmentalhealth.com. They range from reflections on how to raise accurate awareness about veteran mental health, both in the individual and the community, to discussions about how to see veteran mental health as mental wellness instead of mental illness.
URL: https://www.prairielightsbooks.com/book/9780996318143
Spotlights the challenges faced by our increasing cadre of military women when their service ends and they become civilians.
URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/invisible-veterans-9781440866425/
Every day a battle is being fought for the mental health of our military personnel.
In this gripping expose, Marjorie Morrison, takes readers behind the lines to show us the crisis facing our military's mental healthcare system.
URL: https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Battle-Military-Mental-Health/dp/0615703674
This book presents the latest in neuroscience and resiliency research alongside the personal stories of military veterans to advocate for an empirically validated training protocol.
URL: https://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440849770/
In Wounds of War, Gordon describes how the VHA, tasked with a challenging patient population, does a better job than private sector institutions offering primary and geriatric care, mental health and home care services, and support for patients nearing the end of life.
URL: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501749162/wounds-of-war/