Donna M. Dean, Ph.D.
Psychologist Donna M. Dean, Ph.D. was a victim of sexual and non-sexual trauma during her 18-year career in the Navy. Now a 100% disabled veteran suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, she shares her personal experiences within the military and with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Her analysis of PTSD in military women includes painfully frank interviews with other traumatized veterans illuminated by Dr. Dean’s sensitive understanding and professional insights.
As the extent of abuse of military women is finally coming to public attention, Dr. Dean’s anguished voice reflects agony and rage as well as intellectual brilliance. Her book is a wounded healer’s gift to traumatized women veterans, to their therapists, to the friends and families who love them, and to the American public whose understanding of the horrors many women have faced while serving their country is essential to preventing future abuse and trauma.
PREPUBLICATION PRAISE FOR WARRIORS WITHOUT WEAPONS
“Writing from the depths of her own pain, Donna Dean reveals the sad, shocking
experiences of the neglected population of traumatized women veterans. A real eye-
opener.”
Linda Bird Franke
author of
Ground Zero: The Gender Wars in the Military
“Donna Dean charts clearly the decades-old connection between sexism, sexual harassment
and lesbian-baiting that have provided the rich soil for the 1990s military scandals. This is
a very valuable book.”
Cynthia H. Enloe, Ph.D.
author of
Does Khaki Become You? The Militarization of Women’s Lives
“Dr. Dean, in clear and vivid prose, recounts the negative side of military service
experienced by many women. This book will be welcomed by those victimized veterans who
have waited so long for affirmation and validation and their therapists will value the
insights offered. Both directive and prescriptive, a tale truly told, Warriors Without
Weapons holds out possibilities of making things better.”
Josette Dermody Wingo
author of
Mother Was a Gunner’s Mate: World War II in the Waves
“A powerful and therapeutic account of the hostility and psychological and sexual abuse
American women have experienced in military service and of their efforts to move from
victims to survivors.”
Francine D’Amico, Ph.D.
co-editor
Women in World Politics: An Introduction
“In clear direct language Donna Dean describes how many military men, whether through
physical or mental violence, can humiliate and destroy a woman’s identity in the armed
services, and how the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and even women’s
groups, have been slow to wake up to the needs of women veterans who have been
traumatized by gender assaults and discrimination. Demonstrates enormous courage to
face and ultimately win these battles against a misguided enemy within.”
Patrick Pexton
Managing Editor
Times News Service
Army Times – Navy Times – Air Force Times
“Donna Dean’s writing provides critical and timely insights into myriad aspects of women’s life in the military. Her book will enlighten many.”
Jessica Wolfe, Ph.D.
Director, National Center for PTSD
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