5 Humiliate, Ridicule, and Shame into Submission: The Third Dark-Side Strategy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction: The Genesis of the Military’s Mental Health Dilemma 1
6. 1 A War to Die For: Casualty Trends of Modern Warfare 19
7. 2 The Dark Side of Military Mental Health: A History of Self-Inflicted Wounds 65
8. 3 Cruel and Inhumane Handling: The First Dark-Side Strategy 103
9. 4 Legal Prosecution, Incarceration, and Executions of Mental Illness: The Second Dark-Side Strategy 115
10. 5 Humiliate, Ridicule, and Shame into Submission: The Third Dark-Side Strategy 130
11. 6 Denying the Psychiatric Reality of War: The Fourth Dark-Side Strategy 147
12. 7 Purging Weakness: The Fifth Dark-Side Strategy 159
13. 8 Delay, Deceive, and Delay Again: The Sixth Dark-Side Strategy 185
14. 9 Faulty Diagnosis and Backdoor Discharges: The Seventh Dark-Side Strategy 201
15. 10 Avoiding Responsibility and Accountability: The Eighth Dark-Side Strategy 223
16. 11 Inadequate, Experimental, or Harmful Treatment: The Ninth Dark-Side Strategy 241
17. 12 Perpetuating Neglect, Indifference, and Self-Inflicted Crises: The Tenth Dark-Side Strategy 271
18. 13 Toward a Resilient and Mentally Healthy Military 280
19. 14 Transforming Military Mental Healthcare: Three Options for Change 296
20. Appendix 313
21. Notes 317
22. References 397
23. Index 431