Understanding and Treating Military Sexual Trauma

"This authoritative update presents current findings on -- and clinically and ethically sound responses to -- the epidemic of sexual assault in the military. It examines in powerful detail how military culture enables a pervasive subculture of sexual violence, from consistently devaluing survivors to blaming victims and denying them justice. The author's dual attachment/trauma theory lens attends to a wide range of outcomes such as unit members closing ranks against survivors and the continuing impact of assault trauma on veterans' lives. And the book's second half critiques standard forms of treating military sexual trauma in favor of individualized therapy addressing the physical, psychological, and neurological aspects of trauma and recovery"--

Year

2018

Language

English

Publisher

Springer

Editions

3

Pages

184

ISBN

9783319737232

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