Military and Veteran Mental Health: A Comprehensive Guide

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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Modern History of Military and Veteran Mental Health Care (Thomas Allen Grieger)....Pages 3-14 The Importance of US Military Cultural Competence (Eric G. Meyer, Gary H. Wynn)....Pages 15-33 The Commitment of the Veterans Health Administration to Mental Health Care for Veterans: Historical Overview and Context (Stuart Gilman, Ruth O’Hara)....Pages 35-42 Resilience in the Military: The Double-Edged Sword of Military Culture (Amy B. Adler, Walter J. Sowden)....Pages 43-54 Psychiatry Graduate Medical Education in Military and Veterans Affairs Training Facilities (Daniel R. May, Patcho N. Santiago, Alan K. Louie, Laura Weiss Roberts)....Pages 55-71 Ethical Considerations of the Practice of Psychiatry in the Military (Brett J. Schneider, John C. Bradley)....Pages 73-93 Front Matter ....Pages 95-95 Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Integrated Systems of Mental Health Care (Samuel L. Preston)....Pages 97-115 Screening for Mental Health Disorders in the Military (Daniel J. Lee, Christopher H. Warner, Charles W. Hoge)....Pages 117-127 Mental Health Command Consultation (Rebecca I. Porter, Danielle K. Clauss)....Pages 129-143 The Perpetrator Hypothesis: Victimization Involving LGBT Service Members (Carl Andrew Castro, Jeremy Goldbach)....Pages 145-156 The Military Mental Health Disability System (Jeffrey Guina, Randon S. Welton, Pamela J. Broderick, Ryan P. Peirson)....Pages 157-167 Vocational Rehabilitation (Charles Drebing, Lisa Mueller, Christopher Waltrous, Walter Penk)....Pages 169-182 Risk Factors, Service Delivery, and Prevention of Veteran Homelessness (Jack Tsai, Robert A. Rosenheck)....Pages 183-195 Front Matter ....Pages 197-197 Mood Disorders (Claudia B. Padula, Alicia B. Vanden Bussche, Leanne M. Williams)....Pages 199-223 Understanding and Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Veterans (Shannon McCaslin, Kile M. Ortigo, Erica Simon, Josef I. Ruzek)....Pages 225-243 Combat and Operational Stress (Jill E. Breitbach, Yaron G. Rabinowitz, Christopher H. Warner)....Pages 245-263 Military Sexual Assault (David E. Johnson, Jennifer Yeaw)....Pages 265-283 Ethical Challenges in Treating Detainees and Prisoners of War (Stephen N. Xenakis)....Pages 285-294 Substance Use in Military and Veteran Populations (John D. Hunsaker, Robert Joel Bush)....Pages 295-305 Co-occurring Substance and Mental Health Disorders (Lantie Jorandby-Quinones, Ellen Edens, Robert A. Rosenheck)....Pages 307-333 Psychosis: Schizophrenia and Related Disorders (Ronald J. Gurrera, Nicole L. Perry)....Pages 335-372 Mental Health of the Older Veteran (Aazaz Ul Haq, Laura B. Dunn)....Pages 373-387 Traumatic Brain Injury Among US Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families (Treven Pickett, Lillian Stevens, Ajit Pai, Nicholas Pastorek)....Pages 389-399 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)....Pages 401-419 The Role of Sleep in Mental Illness in Veterans and Active Service Members (Lisa Talbot, Elizabeth Klingaman, Michelle Primeau, Makoto Kawai, Sophia Pirog, Joshua Jordan et al.)....Pages 421-438 Front Matter ....Pages 439-439 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)....Pages 441-458 Back Matter ....Pages 459-471