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As America’s longest wars end, hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Wounds Within follows the iconic case of Marine Lance Corporal Jeff Lucey, who deployed early in the Iraq War, battled PTSD after returning home, and set his family on a decade-long campaign to reform the Veterans Affairs system and end the stigma around military-related mental health issues. Their story is told uniquely from the perspective of Jeff’s psychotherapist, Mark Nickerson, an internationally recognized expert on trauma treatment.Driven by the family narrative, and by later case histories of Nickerson’s veteran clients, the book explains PTSD and the methods by which it can be treated.
About the Author
Joshua S. Goldstein is professor emeritus at the School of International Service at American University, winner of the International Studies Association "Book of the Decade" award, among others, author of International Relations (10th edition) , and a research scholar at the University of Massachusetts. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. His book Winning the War on War (2011) , shows that despite the gory headlines the decade after 9/11 was the most peaceful worldwide in a century. His book The Wounds Within (2015) discusses veterans and PTSD. His 2019 book A Bright Future shows how to apply the successful model of Sweden and France to address climate change.
