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"#1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag delivers a shocking new thriller...Dana Nolan was a promising young TV reporter until a notorious serial killer tried to add her to his list of victims. Nearly a year has passed since surviving her ordeal, but the physical, emotional, and psychological scars run deep. Struggling with the torment of post-traumatic stress syndrome, plagued by flashbacks and nightmares as dark as the heart of a killer,...

A searing memoir of reckoning and healing from an acclaimed journalist and former This American Life producer investigating the little-understood science behind Complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life. By age thirty, Stephanie Foo was successful on paper: She had her dream job as a radio producer at This American Life and had won an Emmy. But behind her office door she was having panic attacks and sobbing at her desk. After years of questioning...

This is a book to help children and their families understand PTSD. "Ranger: A PTSD Service Dog" tells Ranger's story in his own unique first-person voice. It explains how Ranger, A Guardian Angels Medical Service Dog, is trained and how he helps his soldier return to a more normal life. When unexpected danger occurs, Ranger surpasses his training to come to the rescue!

A widowed mother is terrorized by a stalker with unfathomable intent in a novel of cold-blooded suspense by the Shamus Award--winning author of The Temporary Agent. When Kate Burke is awakened one night by a sound outside her window, her PTSD is triggered. Was it simply a deer crossing her secluded backyard? Or was it intruders? Because Kate still lives with the dreadful memories of her husband's murder during a seemingly random home invasion two...

"In the tradition of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Noonday Demon, a moving, eye-opening exploration of PTSD. Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and '90s, posttraumatic stress disorder haunts us in the early years of the twenty-first century. Over a decade into the United States' "global war on terror," PTSD afflicts as many as 30 percent of the conflict's veterans. But the disorder's reach extends far beyond the...

Designed for first responders, military heroes, and their families to read, share, or even contribute. Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is finally now being acknowledged in these professions. After writing a memoir, I found that poetry allowed me to dump several years of emotions in short, but meaningful poems. It has helped me organize my thoughts, control certain emotions, and actually feel incredibly better. Much like Prolonged Exposure Therapy,...

"1955 in New York City, the city of progress. But in the Perlman residence, the past is as close as the present. Rachel Perlman, a child of Berlin and an artist bearing her mother's legacy, arrives in New York as part of the wave of Jewish Displaced persons who managed to survive the brutalities of the war. But despite her efforts, Rachel is unable to live the "normal" life of an American housewife, not until she can shake the ghosts of her past and...

We are only beginning to understand and address the profound effects trauma can have on first responders and military heroes. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a life changing and life threatening condition that affects not only the first responder, but also their families and significant others. This book tells the story of a young boy who grew up on a small farm in North Dakota. He went on to work for 24 years in law enforcement and the military....