ABSTRACT
This chapter* seeks to redefine the nature of the religious experiences of combat veterans, and thus heighten the awareness of clinicians and chaplains to the religious nature of the personality changes within the soldiers. It also seeks to provide alternative interventions that may assist them in recovering a renewed sense of self, reintegrating back into the family system, and normalizing life within the culture from which they came. When one recognizes the spiritual nature or basis of the presenting symptoms, then interventions that infuse hope into the therapeutic process can lead to resilience and a greater sense of well-being. The term used for well-being in this article is a word taken from the Hebrew language-shalom.
