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War and the Soul

Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post-tramatic Stress Disorder

by Edward Tick
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"With a resounding salute to those who have given their lives, this book empowers us to overcome the soul loss that is the result of all wars." —Jan C. Scruggs, founder, Vietnam Veterans Memorial

"Speaking as a war veteran, I do believe Ed Tick's heart has seen what my eyes have seen." —Robert Reiter, veterans' service officer

Post-traumatic stress disorder increasingly afflicts veterans of modern warfare. The New England Journal of Medicine reports that it affects almost 20% of soldiers returning from Iraq. Tragically, PTSD impacts all aspects of life. Some vets can't hold jobs or sustain relationships. Others have recurrent nightmares or won't leave home, fearing they may attack "the enemy" seen in the faces of those they meet.

To begin healing, says Edward Tick, we must see PTSD as a disorder of identity itself. The violence of war can cause the very soul to flee and be lost for life. Drawing on history, mythology, and thirty years of experience, Dr. Tick reveals the universal dimensions of veterans' soul wounding. He uses methods from ancient Greek, Native American, Vietnamese, and other traditions to restore the soul so that the veteran can, at last, truly return home. His work is invaluable for veterans of any war, as well as for their families and all who care for them.

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    December 19, 2012

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      • ISBN: 9780835630054

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    • English

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    • Library Journal

      October 1, 2005
      If you crossed Thomas Moore's best seller "Care of the Soul "(1994) with James Hillman's recent "A Terrible Love of War", you would get this meditation on the effects of war, primarily the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Psychotherapist Tick ("The Practice of Dream Healing: Bringing Ancient Greek Mysteries into Modern Medicine") defines the soul as "the center of human consciousness and experience...the drive to create and preserve life," among other things. War veterans with PTSD, he theorizes, feel they have lost their souls, which happens because under the conditions of modern warfare, young men and women are not granted the status of respected warriors; instead, modern warfare dehumanizes people and appears meaningless. Tick posits that in order to heal, veterans and society at large need to partake in cleansing rituals, story sharing, restitution, and initiation. While this approach may indeed work, there are no data backing it up. Smaller libraries should have Moore's and Hillman's previously mentioned books as well as a title on PTSD that explains more standard modes of treatment, e.g., Glenn R. Schiraldi's" The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook". Tick's book is recommended for larger academic and public libraries. -Mary Ann Hughes, Neill P.L., Pullman, WA

      Copyright 2005 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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