Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Professor Massey
ENC 1101
Harris, J. I., et al. Workplace Social Support in Job Satisfaction among Veterans with Posttraumatic
Stress Symptoms: A Preliminary Correlational Study. Plos One, vol. 12, no. 8, Apr. 2017,
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0181344.
This source shows how although return to vocational functions for veterans with post-traumatic
stress disorder can be challenging, there are variety of modifiable factors that can facilitate this
process. Social interaction within the workplace can also help veterans that return home with
mental problems. This is a valuable source because it focuses on the specifics of one of the biggest
difficulties for the majority of veterans, which is finding and adjusting to work. Many veterans are
often not considered when hiring takes place, so it makes this process extremely difficult to initiate.
Kaiser, Anica Pless, et al. Consistency of Reporting for Stressful Life Events Among Nondeployed
Soldiers. Journal of Clinical Psychology, vol. 72, no. 10, Aug. 2016, pp. 10881098.,
doi:10.1002/jclp.22311.
In this published journal, several reports show that even the lives of soldiers who are not deployed
can be stressful and potentially mentally harmful in the future, It gives another perspective to back
up the statement that almost all military personnel have difficulty living with that type of lifestyle
before, during, and after service, regardless of their position or branch of military. This resource
also gives insight on the lives of someone who works in the military as an off duty member and
Kheirbek, Raya Elfadel, et al. Characteristics and Incidence of Chronic Illness in Community-Dwelling
Predominantly Male U.S. Veteran Centenarians. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society,
This journal gives a different perspective when researching the effects of mental illness in the
long run with the study of centenarians. It is difficult to conduct this research, thus I found this
source to be helpful and unique when compared to other references. It relates to the topic since it
shows the development and difficulty of life for veterans after they have already established one
Morin, R. (2011). The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life. Pew Research Centers
transition-from-military-to-civilian-life/.
This website article shows the statistics of how many veterans had the most difficulty transitioning
back to normal civilian life given certain circumstances. Some of these circumstances include
post traumatic disorder, physical injury, and whether that particular service member was married
during their time of service. These statistics were found in a research study by the Pew Research
Center and is a reliable resource. It relates to the topic of the paper since it includes statistical
support for claims that side with the transition back to civilian life being viewed as difficult for
post 9/11 veterans in the United States. It also shows that for some veterans, readjustment to post
military life was somewhat easy. This helps when knowing the opposition.
Santana, Mary Vanellys Diaz, et al. Health-Related Quality of Life Among U.S. Veterans of Operation
Study. Military Medicine, vol. 182, no. 11, 2017, doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-17-00020.
This source is a journal on the relationship between health problems and veterans from several
operations in Iraq. It shows data from a statistical format and can helpful when showing the
numbers of how many veterans are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder using a true study.
Shevory, Kristina. How Do We Keep Veterans with PTSD Out of Jail? Pacific Standard, 18 Mar. 2013,
psmag.com/social-justice/saving-sergeant-nickel-53346.
In this online published article, the author specifically addresses why we should be able to further
protect or help prevent veterans with mental disabilities out of prison. This resource, allows the
introduction of the use of pathos within the paper since it touches upon the subject in a way that
many people can relate to since they live amongst this system. It is a powerful piece of writing and
research that shows how much the United States of America should improve when it comes to
Whiting, Seth W., et al. Investigating Veterans' Pre-, Peri-, and Post-Deployment Experiences as
Potential Risk Factors for Problem Gambling. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, vol. 5, no. 2,
This scholarly journal entry shows the potential risk factors of problem gambling for veterans
before, during, and after service. Many veterans show mental distress after service, thus many of
these former service members use gambling, alcohol, or drugs as an escape from their emotional
imbalance. With the inclusion of this article in the paper, it allows for the point of more support
for the mental health of veterans once they have finished service in order to prevent dangerous
November 8, 2017.
This source is the main website for the Wounded Warrior Project organization. It shows how
they support veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and physical disabilities. It
encompasses the different ways one can donate or volunteer to this nonprofit organization. This
source relates to the topic of the paper since it helps ease the lives of veterans who have physical