Narrative Inquiry as a Research Methodology： Discovering Meaning From the Stories of Canadian Veterans Diagnosed With PTSD （Post-traumatic Stress Disorder）.pdfVIP

PsychologyResearch，ISSN 2159-5542 October2013，Vo1．3，No．10，547-562 … … N6 NarrativeInquiryasaResearchMethodology：D M eaningFrom theStoriesofCanadianVeteransDiagnosed WithPTSD(Post—traumaticStressDisorder DebraLynnBastien ProgrammeDISIRegisteredNursesProfessionalDevelopmentCenterNew Brunswick，Canada ， TheUSNationalCenterforPTSD(post—traumaticstressdisorder)(2013)discussesPTSDasthereactiontoalife threateningeventortrauma，resultinginreactionssuchasinsomniaand／orrecollectionofupseRingmemoriesmay notgoawayorgetworse．Thispaperwillexaminecombat／war-inducedPTSDinveteranssociety’ssocializationto ， PTSD bythemedia，anddescribetheimplicationsofthisdisorderontheCanadianveterans’qualiyt oflife ． Significantthemesassociatedwiththemilitaryculturesuchasmasculiniyt nadstigma andveteran’sparticular ， experienceswith PTSD，willalsobediscussed．Inthispapertheauthorwillintroducethequalitativeresearch ， methodologyofnarrativeinquiryanditssuitabiliyttoexaminingtheuniquemalemilitarypopulatio