Soldiers suffer Post-Traumatic Stress

Army leaders are expressing increased alarm about the mental health of soldiers sent back to the front again and again under duress. Among combat troops sent to Iraq for the third or fourth time, more than one in four show signs of anxiety, depression or acute stress, all symptoms of PTSD. Other soldiers poorly adjust when they get home. This self-help manual provides urgent relief to the soldiers of long and multiple deployments in Iraq or just returning home. Chapters are first-aid kits of fast, practical and effective strategies to defuse stress and feel emotionally alive again.

Empirically-based methods supply rapid changes in (1) painful thoughts and actions, (2) fighting fear, stress, and failure with courage, (3) restoring post-war routines, and (4) controlling anger. The book is portable and ideal for distribution in camps, installations, and VA hospital where soldiers require post-trauma recovery and inspiration for starting over again with friends and families.

Dr. Douglas Ruben is a forensic psychologist and national consultant on family therapy, PTSD, addictions, and media psychology. His seminars on parent empowerment, schools, and Adult Children of Alcoholics appear nationwide through Cross Country University. He consults with Federal and State governments about military personnel. Dr. Ruben is author and co-author of over 50 scholarly and self-help books and over 100 professional articles. Among his recent self-help books are Bratbusters: Say goodbye to tantrums and disobedience; Forever Sober; No More Guilt: 10 Steps to A Shame-Free Life; How to Increase your Sexual IQ; Oversexed and Underloved; Avoidance Syndrome: Doing Things Out of Fear; Family Recovery Companion, 60 Seconds to Success, One Minute Secrets to Feeling Great. He wrote the blueprint for other authors with Your Public Image: TV, Radio and Print Media in Clinical Practice and Writing for Money in Mental Health.