Nicholas Watkins

Memorials, Memory, and Health

How Memorials Impact Recovery From Trauma and Illness

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The need to commemorate and remember is as evidentnow as it was in the past. Recent estimatesindicate that approximately 300,000 veterans ofOperations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom reportsymptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) andsevere depression. These disorders have resultedfrom combat-related traumatic brain injury and fromtaking part in or viewing traumatic events.Experiencing a memorial might reduce symptoms ofPTSD. Popular and scholarly articles have beenwritten on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as an artobject and some have also addressed the Memorial'spsychological effects. Yet, no one has attempted tosynthesize this literature to inform a comprehensiveunderstanding of how the design of the Memorial mayimpact Vietnam War combat veterans' PTSD. Thisbook shares an empirical study of the VietnamVeterans Memorial and the Vietnam War combatveterans who use it. The study's findings haveimplications for a wide-range of settings includingmemorials and hospitals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller / VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 14mm x 150mm x 220mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9783639061895
• ISBN-10: 3639061896
• Artikelnr.: 25043545

Autorenporträt

Watkins Nicholas§Dr. Watkins's research focuses on those interactions between humans and their built environments that reflect excellence in design and contribute to physical and psychological well-being. Dr. Watkins' research findings on memorials, health care environments, and other settings can be found in several publications and venues.