Gordon Wounds of War

How the VA Delivers Health, Healing, and Hope to the Nation's Veterans
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5017-3084-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gordon, Suzanne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: What Kind of Care for Veterans?
1. Promises Broken and Kept: A Short History of the VHA
2. Those Who Have Borne the Battle: The VHA's Patient Population
Profile—What It Means to Be a VA Volunteer
3. Primary Care the Way It Should Be
4. Healing Minds and Bodies: Integrated Mental Health Care and Primary Care
5. Dealing with a World of Hurt: VHA Treatment of Chronic Pain
6. When Wounded Warriors Are Women: Caring for Female Veterans
7. Mental Health the Way It Should Be
8. Unpacking PTSD: From Diagnosis to Effective Treatment
Profi le—Karen Parko: A Special Kind of Professional Development at the VA
9. Returning to Civilian Life: Veterans on Campus
10. Suicide Prevention: VHA Programs That Save Lives
11. Overcoming Disability: VA Rehabilitation Services
Profile—Mark Smith: No Ordinary Bike Shop
12. Transcending Trauma: The Martinez Cognitive Rehabilitation Program
13. Off the Streets: Reducing Veteran Homelessness
14. Alternatives to Jail: Veterans' Justice Programs
Profile—Cops and Vets: The Memphis Crisis Intervention Model
15. Specializing in Elder Care: The VA and Geriatrics
16. Knocking on Heaven's Door: The VA and End-of-Life Care
17. Better Care Where? The VHA Compared to the Private Sector
Conclusion: A System Worth Saving—and Making Even Better
Epilogue: Thank You for Your Service?
Notes
Index
About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

GordonSuzanne:

Suzanne Gordon is an award-winning journalist. She has written, edited, or co-authored twenty books, including First Do No Harm, Beyond the Checklist, Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines, and Caregiving: Readings in Knowledge, Practice, Ethics, and Politics. She is an adjunct professor in the school of nursing at McGill University. Gordon is a health-care commentator on Public Radio International's Marketplace and a popular lecturer on nursing and health care. Gordon has been published in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, American Prospect, Atlantic Monthly, Harpers Magazine. She has been a radio and TV commentator for CBS Radio and NPR’s Marketplace. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.