{"product_id":"the-wounds-within-a-veteran-a-ptsd-therapist-and-a-nation-unprepared","title":"The Wounds Within: A Veteran  a PTSD Therapist  and a Nation Unprepared","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs Americas 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 Jeffs psychotherapist  Mark Nickerson  an internationally recognized expert on trauma treatment.  Driven by the family narrative  and by later case histories of Nickersons veteran clients  the book explains PTSD and the methods by which it can be treated. With coauthor Joshua Goldstein  an award-winning author  Nickerson engages the big issues of Americas attempts to cope with the millions of returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistanfrom belated reforms to overwhelmed military families to clueless civilians who cant get beyond Thank you for your service.  The Wounds Within combines a moving and compelling human drama with national policy and a clinical explanation of how to heal veterans traumas. It will stand as the definitive account of PTSD in those who fought Americas latest wars  and a much-needed source of information for their loved ones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984818729013,"sku":"ByrdShop_1632204193","price":63.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781632204196.jpg?v=1770842107","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-wounds-within-a-veteran-a-ptsd-therapist-and-a-nation-unprepared","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}