Full Description
This book emphasizes prevention and treatment of war-zone stress disorders through better assessment, psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions (including couple/family therapy), and appropriate evidence-based treatments. Broad guidelines for minimizing current barriers to treatment for stress-disordered veterans and their families are also discussed.
Contents
Contributors
Introduction: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Active Duty Personnel and Veterans
Josef I. Ruzek, Paula P. Schnurr, Jennifer J. Vasterling, and Matthew J. Friedman
I. Epidemiology and Course
Epidemiology of Trauma Events and Mental Health Outcomes Among Service Members Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
Rajeev Ramchand, Terry L. Schell, Lisa H. Jaycox, and Terri Tanielian
Posttraumatic Stress Reactions Over Time: The Battlefield, Homecoming, and Long-Term Course
Jennifer J. Vasterling, Erin S. Daly, and Matthew J. Friedman
II. Assessment
Assessment of Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Related Mental Health Outcomes
Dawne S. Vogt, Lissa Dutra, Annemarie Reardon, Rebecca Zisserson, and Mark W. Miller
Assessment and Treatment in Polytrauma Contexts: Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
David L. Butler, Robin A. Hurley, and Katherine H. Taber
Assessment and Management of High-Risk Suicidal States in Postdeployment Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Military Personnel
Cynthia A. Claassen and Kerry L. Knox
III. Noncombat Stressors and Their Ramifications
Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault During Military Service
Amy E. Street, Rachel Kimerling, Margret E. Bell, and Joanne Pavao
Couple and Family Issues and Interventions for Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Candice M. Monson, Steffany J. Fredman, and Casey T. Taft
Meeting the Wartime Needs of Military Children and Adolescents
Stephen J. Cozza
IV. Prevention and Treatment
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, Battlemind, and the Stress Continuum Model: Military Organizational Approaches to Prevention
William P. Nash, Lillian Krantz, Nathan Stein, Richard J. Westphal, and Brett Litz
Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Military Personnel
Barbara O. Rothbaum, Maryrose Gerardi, Bekh Bradley, and Matthew J. Friedman
V. A Public Health Approach
Barriers to Mental Health Treatment Engagement Among Veterans
Tracy Stecker and John Fortney
Enhancing Systems of Care for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Private Practice to Large Health Care Systems
Josef I. Ruzek and Sonja V. Batten
Conclusion: Understanding the Effects of Deployment to a War Zone
Paula P. Schnurr, Josef I. Ruzek, Jennifer J. Vasterling, and Matthew J. Friedman
Index
About the Editors
