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The Vietnam Veteran & PTSD
A Bibliography From the Collection of Reference Materials in the
Resource Library of the Vietnam Era Museum and Educational Center


Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Truama and the Undoing of Character by Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D. (1994).

“After the War: For the Wives of All Veterans” by Patience Mason (pamphlet, 1993).

Cease Fire (video, 1985).

Distant Thunder (video, 1989).

“An Explanation of PTSD for Twelve Steppers: When I Get Sober, I Feel Crazy” by Patience Mason (pamphlet, 1993).

From Vietnam to Hell: Interviews with Victims of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder by Shirley Dicks (1990).

“Have You Seen Someone Blown Away?” by Patience Mason (brochure re PTSD, 1992).

Hell, Healing and Resistance: Veterans Speak by Daniel Hallock (1998).

Home from the War: Vietnam Veterans, Neither Victims nor Executioners by Robert Jay Lifton (1973).

Homeless Veterans USA - Their Story (video, 1993).

Nam Vet: Making Peace with Your Past ("Revised & Expanded") by Chuck Dean (1990).

“PTSD and Holidays” by Patience Mason (brochure, 1997).

Recovering from the War: A Guide for All Veterans, Family Members, Friends and Therapists by Patience Mason (1989).

Stress Disorders among Vietnam Veterans edited by Charles R. Figley, Ph.D. (1978).

Stress, Strain, and Veterans edited by Norman M. Camp et al (1988).

Tortured Soul (poetry) by Lawrence E. Mize (1997).

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman (1992).

The Trauma of War: Stress and Recovery in Vietnam Veterans edited by Arthur S. Blank and Stephen M. Sonnenberg, M.D., et al (1985).

The Vietnam Veteran: A History of Neglect by David E. Bonier et al (1984).

Vietnam Veterans: The Road to Recovery by Joel Osler Brenda, M.D., and Erwin Randolph Parson, Ph.D.
(1985).

Vietnam Veterans' Homecoming: Crossing the Line by Carey J. Spearman (1998).

Vietnam Wives: Facing the Challenges of Life with Veterans Suffering Post-Traumatic Stress by Aphrodite Matsakis, Ph.D. (1996).

Walking Wounded: Men‘s Lives During and Since the Vietnam War by Steve Trimm (1993).

“Why Is Daddy Like He Is?  A Book for Kids about PTSD” by Patience Mason (booklet, 1992).

A Woman‘s Recovery from the Trauma of War edited by Esther D. Rothblum and Ellen Cole (1986).

Wounded Body - Healing Spirit: An Arkport Soldier's Inspirational Journey as a Vietnam Combat Veteran - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Clinical Depression by John T. Senka (2004).

Wounds of War: The Psychological Aftermath of Combat in Vietnam by Herbert Hendin and Ann Pollinger Haas (1984).