Hall 1

Ashley J. Hall
Professor Joy McDonald
English 101 - 05
October 28, 2016

Annotated Bibliography on the Most Common Health Issues Seen in Veterans

Carden-Coyne, Ana. "Ungrateful Bodies: Rehabilitation, Resistance and Disabled American
Veterans of the First World War." European Review of HistoryRevue Europenne
d'Histoire 14.4 (2007): 543-565.
The argument of Dr. Carden-Coynes article is that some veterans do not want help; they
prefer to be left alone by the same government that sent them to war. In the article, Dr.
Carden-Coyne is objectively observing a veterans deteriorating health and listening to
why he does not want to help himself. The goal is to open the publics eyes about how
every veteran is not enthralled with their country and its programs. It is helpful because it
brought to my attention the other side of government assistance in relation to veterans;
some would rather suffer in silence than visit a doctor. Rehabilitation for an amputated
limb only works if the patient wants to get better. If not, the patient and therapist are
wasting their time. I now understand that it can be messy and tense process to navigate if
not handled with tact towards the veteran.
Hombs, Mary Ellen. Modern Homelessness: A Reference Handbook : A Reference
Handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, 2011. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost).
Web. 19 Oct. 2016.

Hall 2
Modern Homelessness includes a subsection entitled Veterans and its goal is to
challenge the readers perception about who veterans are and how they are viewed in
society through the use of objective statistics. She states that ...AHAR also reported that
veterans are slightly more likely to be represented in the sheltered homeless population
than the general population but are a much smaller share of the adult poverty
population... meaning that while they may have a higher rate of homelessness than the
general population, they remain above the poverty line. This source is helpful because the
environmental concerns facing veterans are very real and are very much a part of their
health concerns. Not having a place to live leaves them susceptible to all kinds of
ailments and disease. This will help my argument that environmental factors are as
dangerous as any germ.
Johnson, David Read, et al. "The Impact of the Homecoming Reception on the Development of
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The West Haven Homecoming Stress Scale (WHHSS)."
Journal of Traumatic Stress 10.2 (1997): 259-277.
The main point of this argument is to dissect the reasons why a particular Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder treatment group failed. The West Haven Homecoming Stress Scale shows
that not every therapy method is right or consistent in producing the desired results. The
objectiveness of this article is useful because it allows the subject matter, the results of
the therapy trials and the reasons why, to be stated in a scholarly fashion. Drs. Johnson
and Rosenbecks article is so helpful because it provides a different viewpoint than the
typical everything works for everyone method. An unbiased opinion is so useful in a
research paper because the facts are stated without the shadows of opinions.

Hall 3
PTSD & Problems with Alcohol Use. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Ed. VA Health
Care. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 13 Aug. 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
<http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/problems/ptsd-alcohol-use.asp>.
The Veterans Affairs Health Care service is charged with providing information,
medication, news, and care to the veterans and active duty soldiers of the United States.
Its credibility lies in that fact that it is a government owned and operated website. The
point of this article is to inform the public of the link between Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder and issues with Alcohol Usage. It is so helpful and useful because it provides
facts and statistics concerning these individuals and alcohol. It has to be objective
because it comes from a government operated site whose goal is to inform the public
about the dangers of alcohol after service. It will help in the forming of my argument by
providing me with another viewpoint from which to look at veterans health concerns.
Alcoholism is rampant among veterans, with 3/4 of those who survived traumatic stress
abusing alcohol.
Rubin, Allen. "Civilian Social Work with Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan: A Call
to Action." Social Work 57.4 (2012): 293-296.
The primary point of this article is the reintegration of soldiers from the Iraq and
Afghanistan war zone into civilian life. Re-stabilization is required in their life because
going from an escalated, militarized, dangerous war zone to a relatively quiet lifestyle is
detrimental to the psyche. The goal of this source is to be useful by providing an
objective, expert eye-witness account on the process of aiding soldiers back into normal
life. The article is definitely an aide because it shows that transitioning back to civilian
life with PTSD is a very real issue for veterans. They need support in the process of

Hall 4
reintegration both immediately after returning home from combat and later on in life if
the nightmarish memories pop up.
Schumm, Jeremiah A., and Kathleen M. Chard. Alcohol and Stress in the Military. National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. National Institute of Health, 22 Dec. 2012.
Web. 22 Feb. 2016. <http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arcr344/401-407.htm>.
VA Health Care. PTSD & Substance Abuse in Veterans. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 13 Aug. 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
<http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/problems/ptsd_substance_abuse_veterans.asp>.