\t\t\t<p>What are the long-term psychological costs of violence and war? Journalist Garry Leech draws from his experiences as a war correspondent, his ongoing personal struggle with PTSD and the latest research on this mental illness to provide a powerful and vivid answer to this question. For thirteen years, Leech worked in Colombia\u2019s rural conflict zones where he experienced combat, witnessed massacre sites and was held captive by armed groups. This raw account of his journey from war on the battlefield to an internal, psychological war at home illustrates how those who work with traumatized populations can themselves be impacted by trauma.<\/p>
\n\t\t\t<p>Leech removes some of the stigmas, fears and ignorance related to PTSD in particular, and mental illness in general, by shedding light on a largely invisible illness that mostly manifests itself behind the closed doors of our homes. Ultimately, the book uses a journalist\u2019s journey through PTSD to provide a message of hope for all those who suffer from this illness.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<p>\u201cIn this sensitive personal narrative, war correspondent Garry Leech reveals the torment of this frightful ailment and the horrors he witnessed in Latin America \u2026 A gripping tale of savagery and terror, but also of tenderness, compassion, and renewal.\u201d \u2014 Noam Chomsky<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":87726,"template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[16001,23503],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-64931","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"product_language-eng-fr","6":"product_subjects-biography-autobiography-2-fr","7":"product_subjects-social-scientists-psychologists-fr","8":"biblio_share_tag-biography-autobiography-social-scientists-psychologists-fr","9":"product_cat-remembrance-day-fr","10":"product_cat-voices-for-mental-health-fr","11":"entry","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"taxable","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n