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Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and ’90s, posttraumatic stress disorder haunts us in the early years of the twenty-first century. Over a decade into the United States’ “global war on terror,” PTSD afflicts as many as 30 percent of the conflict’s veterans. But the disorder’s reach extends far beyond the armed forces. In total, some twenty-seven million Americans are believed to be PTSD survivors. Yet to many of us, the disorder remains shrouded in mystery, secrecy, and shame.

Now, David J. Morris — a war correspondent, former Marine, and PTSD sufferer himself — has written the essential account of this illness. Through interviews with individuals living with PTSD, forays into the scientific, literary, and cultural history of the illness, and memoir, Morris crafts a moving work that will speak not only to those with the condition and to their loved ones, but also to all of us struggling to make sense of an anxious and uncertain time.


 

David J. Morris invites us into his own heart of darkness in order to deliver an unflinching and compassionate study of post-traumatic stress disorder. This is far more than a biography of a psychological condition, or a memoir of one individual; it is also a cogent analysis of an ever-increasing phenomenon that has changed the landscape of our culture. If one has any hope of coming to grips with what shapes America every day, The Evil Hours is a must read. Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky

Trauma destroys the normal narrative of life, Morris explains in this impassioned, well-researched, and beautifully written biography of an illness that we ve only recently realized is an illness. Though he hates the idea of turning writing into therapy, reading his book has helped this fellow sufferer. The Evil Hours is a much needed narrative. Ismet Prcic, author of Shards

Masterful and moving, David Morris s investigation of this troubling psychiatric disorder asks all the important questions. This book honors suffering while also making room for hope." Emily Bazelon, author of Sticks and Stones