post-traumatic stress disorder

A girl who has been held in an experimental medical facility to remove the memories that gave her post-traumatic stress disorder begins to recover her memory after fleeing mercenaries sent to eliminate her.

Even though it is now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves) and Chatham, Canada are still haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damage those events caused to the survivors.

Argues that humans have an instinctual capacity to heal as well as an intellectual spirit to harness this capacity, and explains how this capacity can be used to help people heal from emotional traumas.

Fannie and Louis both belong to an online support group for trauma survivors and have a tendency to lose things, but when they embark on a road trip to finally meet each other, they start to realize that the things you lose might be things you weren't meant to have at all and that you never know what you might find if you just take a chance.

Leslie Haskin recounts her escape from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and explains how the terrorist attacks gave her a second chance at life and helped teach her what is truly important.

"Shane has always worshiped his big brother, Jeremy. But three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken their toll, and the easy-go-lucky brother Shane knew has been replaced by a surly drunk who carries his loaded 9mm with him everywhere and lives in the basement because he can't face life with his wife and two small children. When Jeremy shows up after Shane's football game and offers to take him to the family cabin overnight, Shane goes along--both to get away from a humiliation on the field and to keep an eye on Jeremy, who's AWOL from his job at Quantico and seems to have a shorter fuse than ever. But as the camping trip turns into a days-long canoe trip down the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, Shane realizes he's in way over his head--and has no idea how to persuade Jeremy to return home and get the help he needs before it's too late"--Amazon.com.

"Hayley Kincaid and her father move back to their hometown to try a 'normal' life, but the horrors he saw in the war threaten to destroy their lives"--Provided by publisher.

High school teacher Caelum Quirk and his wife Maureen are both employed at Columbine High School but it is she that is caught up in the shootings while he is away on a trip. Maureen survives but later, due to stress-related drug addiction, accidentally kills a young boy while driving. While Maureen is in jail, Caelum uncovers his ancestor's diaries, letters, and newspaper clippings revealing a past of secrets, guilt, and grief.