Traumatized: The Story of a State Trooper by Patterson, John G., Benn, James R., Mandel LPC, Deborah L. (2013) Paperback

by John G. Patterson

Excellent Book

Paperback

First published May 30, 2013

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent, blunt personal account of a CT State Trooper and how he deals with his PTSD after two on-the-job traumatizing calls. Interspersed with interviews of family and John's counselor one comes away feeling the struggle of carrying such emotional scarring.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

real powerful

I definitely feel honored to have read this book, being a law enforcement officer in the state of CT I know this area and some of the troopers in this book . Pretty phenomenal story

[Richard Bickerton · Rating 5 out of 5]

i bought this by mistake as I was looking for James Patterson books I had not read. Once I started this I realized my mistake. I kept with it and was glad I did. It is a autobiography of a Connecticut State Trooper who was unfortunate to be involved in two fatal shootings in his career. At this time there was no support for officers involved in this type of incident and PTSD was not a recognized illness. Read it, it is enlightening.

[William May · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author captures the emotional toll that front line law enforcement work can take on the individual spirit. Interesting look into human emotions.