Books
These books about topics in deployment psychology are recommended by CDP's staff.
The following are books the CDP staff recommend.
- In an instant: A family's journey of love and healing
- In this memoir, Lee and Bob Woodruff share their story of love, resilience, and survival following Bob’s traumatic brain injury. As an embedded journalist accompanying the U.S. military in Iraq, Bob sustained life-threatening injuries when an IED (improvised explosive device) exploded near his vehicle. This memoir provides insight into a family’s struggle with tragedy and their journey to recovery.
- Managing Suicidal Risk: A Collaborative Approach
- This user-friendly clinical manual is a valuable resource for therapists assessing and treating suicidal patients. The manual provides instructions and reproducible forms for assessing suicidal risk, developing treatment plans, and monitoring clinical progress.
- Military Life: The Psychology of Serving in Peace and Combat, Volume 3: The Military Family
- This book is a useful resource for mental health providers who are interested in gaining a better understanding of military families.
- My Tour In Hell: A Marine's Battle with Combat Trauma (Reflections of History Series, V. 1)
- Author David W. Powell, a U.S. Marine combat Vietnam veteran, writes about his experiences with war and his adjustment to civilian life. He shares his story of personal struggle and triumph.
- Stoic Warriors: The Ancient Philosophy Behind the Military Mind
- The author discusses stoicism among today’s military Service members. She addresses how Service members prepare themselves for combat and the benefits as well as consequences of stoicism.
- The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers
- The author describes the psychological and moral burdens upon the men and women serving in the military. This book is a valuable resource for both Service members and clinicians.
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