The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

David J Morris

ISBN 10: 0544086619 / ISBN 13: 9780544086616

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015

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Conveys the mysteries of trauma in a way that is unsurpassed in the literature . This is the most important book on the subject to come out in this century. Times Literary Supplement Compulsively readable. Los Angeles Times Post-traumatic stress disorder haunts America today, its reach extending far beyond the armed forces to touch the lives of millions of us. In The Evil Hours, David J. Morris shares stories of people living with PTSD including himself and investigates the rich scientific, literary, and cultural history of the condition. The result is a humane, unforgettable book that has been hailed as a literary triumph, and an indispensable account of an illness. The Evil Hours] reminded me why I wanted to be a writer in the first place . Communicate s] the reality of PTSD, both to those who live with it and those who never have. David Brooks, New York Times Engaging . Timely . A fascinating and well-researched narrative. Chicago Tribune This is the book we ve always needed . A work that empowers and connects people like never before. Anyone who has been touched by PTSD would benefit greatly from this book. Foreign Policy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0544086619
• ISBN 13: 9780544086616
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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 armed forces. In total, some twenty-seven million Americans are believed to be PTSD survivors. Yet to many of us, the disorder remains shrouded in mystery, secrecy, and shame.

Now, David J. Morris — a war correspondent, former Marine, and PTSD sufferer himself — has written the essential account of this illness. Through interviews with individuals living with PTSD, forays into the scientific, literary, and cultural history of the illness, and memoir, Morris crafts a moving work that will speak not only to those with the condition and to their loved ones, but also to all of us struggling to make sense of an anxious and uncertain time.


 

About the Author

DAVID J. MORRIS is a former Marine infantry officer and war correspondent. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Slate, Daily Beast, and Best American Nonrequired Reading. In 2008, he was awarded a creative writing fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.