The Thin Line between 'Crazy' and 'Hero
Exploring the Multiple Statuses of US Veterans in a Work-therapy Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2340916 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuval Feinstein (0000-0001-6970-6317, University of Haifa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-22 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armed Forces & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-327X • E-ISSN: 1556-0848 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0095327x13507054 |
| OpenAlex | W2119077469 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 14 |
This study explores how US veterans who suffer from mental health problems navigate between two primary statuses: national hero and mental patient. The analysis reveals a more nuanced understanding than previous research, which has focused on a simple negative association between positive veteran identity and stigma. Qualitative evidence collected in a work-therapy program for veterans demonstrates that the status of mental patient became salient in peer-group activities, where it engendered a sense of solidarity and mutual empathy, and in interactions outside the mental health care facility, where it involved a sense of stigma. The status of being a national hero emerged in interactions with casual visitors from whom material contributions were sought, but did not reinforce a sense of positive veteran identity because veterans were aware of its instrumental nature. When leaving the program, a strong sense of stigma emerged despite the possibility of embracing the veteran identity
Empathy · HERO · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychology of self · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Stigma (botany) · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
Partnering Symbolic Interaction and Queer Theory
Hero-Worship” or “Manipulative and Oversimplifying
Hierarchies of wounding
Transitioning from military to civilian life
Coverage of Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the U.S. Media
How Do Those Who Have Served Deserve to Be Treated? Military Veterans in the U.K. Social Security System
Impostorism, subjective age, and perceived health among aging veterans
How Afghanistan Influenced the Content of Armed Forces & Society
The Meanings Soldiers Attach to Health and Their Impacts on Primary Health-Care Utilization and Avoidance in an Australian High-Risk Combat Unit
The Social Meaning of Money
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Behavior in Public Places
Choosing Not To Be Old? Masks, Bodies and Identity Management in Later Life
Social Stigma and Disadvantage
Mental Health Support Groups, Stigma, and Self-Esteem
Current Issues in the Study of Social Stigma
Social stigma and self-esteem
Modern Social Theory
Fitting In and Fighting Back
Double Stigma and Boundary Maintenance
Social Psychology of Identities
The Social Meaning of Money
Identity Work Among the Homeless
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |