Beating Combat Stress is a one-stop handbook of field-tested techniques and strategies to help service personnel, veterans and professionals to deal with the psychological effects of combat.Features 101 field-tested techniques and strategies for managing combat-related stressDesigned to be accessible and useful both to serving personnel and veterans, and to the professionals and volunteers who are engaged in helping themTakes a solution-focused approach to dealing with combat-related problems, promoting simplicity and proven techniques over complex theories and psychological jargonUser-friendly style and layout, with specially-commissioned illustrations throughout

John Henden is an internationally renowned author, trainer and therapist. Prior to founding the John Henden Consultancy he worked in NHS mental health services for over 20 years, as both a manager and practitioner. He is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the author ofPreventing Suicide: The Solution Focused Approach (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).

About the Author.

Foreword.

Preface The Book's Purpose.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

How to Use This Handbook.

Section 1: Dealing with "Triggers".

Section 2: How to Deal with Flashbacks.

Section 3: How to Deal with Unwelcome Thoughts.

Section 4: Dealing with "The Lows".

Section 5: Dealing with Sleep Disturbance.

Section 6: Living Life to the Full (or as Full as Possible).

Appendix A: The Evidence Base for Solution-focused Therapy.

Appendix B: Helpful Questions and Statements from the Worker.

Appendix C: What Service Users Have Found to be Helpful in This Work.

Appendix D: How to Avoid Re-traumatisation and Re-victimisation.

Appendix E: Blocks to Disclosing.

Appendix F: The Three Stages: Victim Survivor Thriver (Living Life to the Full, or as Full as Possible).

Appendix G: Benefi ts of Doing This Important Work.

Appendix H: Reassuring Things for Servicemen to Know.

Appendix I: Two-day Workshops.

Bibliography.

Index.