Jonathan Martinez

Professor Massey

ENC 1101

25, November 2017

Annotated Bibliography: The Life of a Veteran at Home

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

how much these people can contribute off the battlefield.

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,

vol. 65, no. 9, 2017, pp. 21002106., doi:10.1111/jgs.14900.

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

after a respectable amount of time after service.

Morin, R. (2011). The Difficult Transition from Military to Civilian Life. Pew Research Centers

Social & Demographic Trends Project. http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/12/08/the-difficult-

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

Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Results From a Population-Based

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

aiding veterans with mental problems.

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,

2016, pp. 213220., doi:10.1556/2006.5.2016.027.

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

habits such as gambling or substance abuse.

Wounded Warrior Project. Wounded Warrior Project, Inc., 2017, www.woundedwarriorproject.org,

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

or mental injury due to service.