Writing of Moral Injury and Mental Wellness: A Book Review of Fidelis, by Teresa Fazio

Kate Hendricks Thomas; Maggie Shields

doi:10.21061/jvs.v6i2.208

Writing of Moral Injury and Mental Wellness: A Book Review of Fidelis, by Teresa Fazio

Journal of Veterans Studies

Volume 6 (2020): Issue 2

By: Kate Hendricks Thomas and Maggie Shields

Open Access

|Oct 2020

Abstract

In lyrical and brilliant prose, Fidelis offers a war story you have not read before. Women constitute approximately 15% of the armed services (Makowski & Everett, 2016; Murdoch et al., 2006), and represent a growing segment of the veteran population. Over 200,000 have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, yet their status as a numerical minority means that many of the war and war-injury stories we read about are from the perspective of male service members. Author Teresa Fazio’s unflinchingly honest book adds her voice to this space, and makes a sorely needed contribution to the dialogue about military women, mental health, and reentry to civilian life.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v6i2.208 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768

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Language: English

Page range: 66 - 69

Submitted on: Sep 29, 2020

Accepted on: Oct 6, 2020

Published on: Oct 19, 2020

Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing

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