This authoritative and comprehensive title is designed to enhance best clinical practices for all healthcare providers who care for military service personnel and veterans. The book is organized into four sections. The first section covers foundational information on the culture and context of health care for members of the US military and veteran population. The second section focuses on systems of care for mental health needs of military and veteran populations. The third section characterizes best practices as well as ethical issues in clinical care for mental health needs of members of the military and veterans. Guidance in relation to a wide range of clinical topics is provided, such as mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, combat and operational stress, military sexual assault, psychosis, and sleep disorders. The last section is intended to assist readers in reinforcing their learning through a set of clinical cases with accompanying questions for deeper consideration. An invaluable resource for all clinicians, allied health personnel, and administrators concerned with the mental health needs of service members and veterans, Military and Veteran Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide is a gold-standard addition to the literature on military healthcare.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Foundations of Military and Veteran Mental Health Care
1. Modern History of Military and Veteran Mental Health Care
Thomas Allen Grieger
2. The Importance of U.S. Military Cultural Competence
Eric G. Meyer, Gary H. Wynn
3. The Commitment of the Veterans Health Administration to Mental Health Care for Veterans: Historical Overview and Context
Stuart Gilman, Ruth O’Hara
4. Resilience in the Military: The Double-Edged Sword of Military Culture
Amy B. Adler, Walter J. Sowden
5. Psychiatry Graduate Medical Education in Military and Veterans Affairs Training Facilities
Daniel R. May, Patcho N. Santiago, Alan K. Louie, Laura Weiss Roberts
6. Ethical Considerations of the Practice of Psychiatry in the Military
Brett J. Schneider, John C. Bradley
Section 2: Systems of Care for Mental Health Needs of Military and Veteran Populations
7. Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Integrated Systems of Mental Health Care
Samuel L. Preston
8. Screening for Mental Health Disorders in the Military
Daniel J. Lee, Christopher H. Warner, Charles W. Hoge
9. Mental Health Command Consultation
Rebecca I. Porter, Danielle K. Clauss
10. The Perpetrator Hypothesis: Victimization Involving LGBT Service Members
Carl Andrew Castro, Jeremy Goldbach
11. The Military Mental Health Disability System
Jeffrey Guina, Randon S. Welton, Pamela J. Broderick, Ryan P. Peirson
12. Vocational Rehabilitation
Charles Drebing, Lisa Mueller, Christopher Waltrous, Walter Penk
13. Risk Factors, Service Delivery, and Prevention of Veteran Homelessness
Jack Tsai, Robert A. Rosenheck
Section 3: Clinical Care for Mental Health Needs of Military and Veteran Populations
14. Mood Disorders
Claudia B. Padula, Alicia C. Vanden Bussche, Leanne M. Williams
15. Understanding and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans
Shannon McCaslin, Kile M. Ortigo, Erica Simon, Josef I. Ruzek
16. Combat and Operational Stress
Jill E. Breitbach, Yaron G. Rabinowitz, Christopher H. Warner
17. Military Sexual Assault
David E. Johnson, Jennifer Yeaw
18. Ethical Challenges in Treating Detainees and Prisoners of War
Stephen N. Xenakis
19. Substance Use in Military and Veteran Populations
John D. Hunsaker, Robert Joel Bush
20. Co-Occurring Substance and Mental Health Disorders
Lantie Jorandby-Quinones, Ellen Edens, Robert Rosenheck
21. Psychosis: Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Ronald J. Gurrera, Nicole L. Perry
22. Mental Health of the Older Veteran
Aazaz Haq, Laura B. Dunn
23. Traumatic Brain Injury Among U.S. Service Members, Veterans, and their Families
Treven Pickett, Lillian Stevens, Ajit Pai, Nicholas Pastorek
24. Suicidal Behaviors in Military and Veteran Populations: Risk Factors and Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
Holly B. Herberman Mash, James A. Naifeh, Carol S. Fullerton, Joshua C. Morganstein, Robert J. Ursano
25. The Role of Sleep in Mental Illness in Veterans and Active Servicemembers
Lisa Talbot, Elizabeth Klingaman, Michelle Primeau, Makoto Kawai, Sophia Pirog, Joshua Jordan, Ruth O’Hara
Section 4: Clinical Cases and Self-Study Questions on Mental Health Needs of Military and Veteran Populations
26. Clinical Cases and Self-Study Review for the Mental Health of Military and Veteran Populations
Alan K. Louie, Honor Hsin, Kim Bullock, Margaret May, Chase Warren, Laura Weiss Roberts
Laura Weiss Roberts, MD
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Colonel Christopher H. Warner, MD
US Army Medical Department Activity – Fort Stewart, Fort Stewart, GA, USA
This authoritative and comprehensive title is designed to enhance best clinical practices for all healthcare providers who care for military service personnel and veterans. The book is organized into four sections. The first section covers foundational information on the culture and context of health care for members of the US military and veteran population. The second section focuses on systems of care for mental health needs of military and veteran populations. The third section characterizes best practices as well as ethical issues in clinical care for mental health needs of members of the military and veterans. Guidance in relation to a wide range of clinical topics is provided, such as mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, combat and operational stress, military sexual assault, psychosis, and sleep disorders. The last section is intended to assist readers in reinforcing their learning through a set of clinical cases with accompanying questions for deeper consideration. An invaluable resource for all clinicians, allied health personnel, and administrators concerned with the mental health needs of service members and veterans, Military and Veteran Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide is a gold-standard addition to the literature on military healthcare. Developed by renowned editors and authors in the field
