Widely regarded as the authoritative work in the field, this book comprehensively explores the psychological needs of today's service members and how to meet them effectively. Expert contributors review best practices for conducting fitness-for-duty evaluations and other types of assessments, treating frequently encountered clinical problems, responding to disasters, and promoting the health and well-being of all personnel. The book also examines the role of mental health professionals in enhancing operational readiness, with chapters on crisis and hostage negotiation, understanding terrorists, and more. New to This Edition The latest scientific knowledge, clinical interventions, and training recommendations. Chapter on acute combat stress. Chapter on post-deployment problems, including PTSD and depression. Chapter on military psychology ethics. Coverage of blast concussion screening and evaluation. Reviews: “A straightforward guide to the assessment and treatment of modern service members....It would surely be useful not only to practitioners of psychology in today's armed forces, but also to clinicians and leaders in a variety of circumstances whose work brings them into contact with service members. The book covers clinical and operational psychology in rich detail.” —The Military Psychologist “Any mental health practitioner who deals with our men and women in uniform should get to know this volume well....Blend[s] just the right amount of academic scholarship, practical utility, and user-friendly readability.” —International Journal of Emergency Mental Health “It is rare to encounter a book with so little to critique....Provides state-of-the-art and practical perspectives for the psychologist serving on the front lines of occupational behavioral health.” —PsycCRITIQUES “Each chapter is authored independently. This makes the book an ideal class supplement because the instructor can use each unique topic according to the needs of the class....This work is invaluable in the hands of almost any graduate student, and is an absolute must-have for any social services or medical practitioner.” —Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic “This second edition is timely and highly relevant. Psychology plays a central role in promoting health and wellness in the military and veteran communities. This book serves as a basic and essential text for both psychologists in training and those on the job. I was particularly pleased to see the new chapter discussing ethical dilemmas that military psychologists face, given the controversies over interrogations of detainees.” —Donald N. Bersoff, PhD, JD, Director, Law and Psychology Program, Drexel University “As a provider and researcher of neuropsychological services for military personnel and their families, I find this book a 'must have.' It is comprehensive, practical, and scholarly. Anyone involved in assessing or treating military personnel will appreciate the book's balance of general information and detailed discussions of psychological aspects of military life.” —Antonio E. Puente, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington “Kennedy, Zillmer, and their contributing authors share great insight into the most pressing issues facing today's military personnel. This is a much-needed reference for clinicians preparing our soldiers for the battlefield and providing psychological treatment as they arrive home. Posttraumatic stress and traumatic brain injury constitute the signature wounds of war. This book takes a huge step toward addressing the need for better diagnosis and treatment.” —Patrick J. Kennedy, former member of Congress; cofounder, One Mind for Research “Psychologists play an increasingly important role in today's ever-changing battlefield. In particular, successful treatment of combat stress and traumatic brain injury has become very important for maintaining the combat power of our force. This excellent reference describes the help that psychologists can offer our troops in every branch of service.” —Major General Wesley E. Craig, The Adjutant General, Pennsylvania National Guard Contents: Foreword, Thomas C. Lynch 1. A History of Military Psychology, Carrie H. Kennedy, Jamie G. H. Hacker Hughes, and Jeffrey A. McNeil 2. Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations, Mark C. Monahan and James M. Keener 3. Assessment and Selection of High-Risk Operational Personnel: Identifying Essential Psychological Attributes, James J. Picano, Thomas J. Williams, and Robert R. Roland 4. Assessment and Management of Acute Combat Stress on the Battlefield, Bret A. Moore, Shawn T. Mason, and Bruce E. Crow 5. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Other Psychological Sequelae of Military Deployment, Greg M. Reger and Nancy A. Skopp 6. Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine in Military Healthcare Settings, Alan L. Peterson, Ann S. Hryshko-Mullen, and Donald D. McGeary 7. Military Roles in Postdisaster Mental Health, Teresa M. Au, Teresa L. Marino-Carper, Benjamin D. Dickstein, and Brett T. Litz 8. Neuropsychological Practice in the Military, Louis M. French, Victoria Anderson-Barnes, Laurie M. Ryan, Thomas M. Zazeckis, and Sally Harvey 9. Suicide Prevention in the Military, David E. Jones, Laurel L. Hourani, Mathew B. Rariden, Patricia J. Hammond, and Aaron D. Werbel 10. Substance Abuse Services and Gambling Treatment in the Military, Ingrid B. Pauli, Carrie H. Kennedy, David E. Jones, William A. McDonald, and Revonda Grayson 11. Crisis and Hostage Negotiation, Russell E. Palarea, Michael G. Gelles, and Kirk L. Rowe 12. Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Training: Preparing Military Members for the Demands of Captivity, Anthony P. Doran, Gary B. Hoyt, Melissa D. Hiller Lauby, and Charles A. Morgan III 13. The Psychology of Terrorists: Nazi Perpetrators, the Baader–Meinhof Gang, War Crimes in Bosnia, Suicide Bombers, the Taliban, and Al Qaeda, Eric A. Zillmer 14. Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical, Operational, Expeditionary, and Combat Environments, Carrie H. Kennedy Contributors: Victoria Anderson-Barnes, BS, Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania Teresa M. Au, MA, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Department of Psychology, Boston, University, Boston, Massachusetts Colonel Bruce E. Crow, Warrior Resiliency Program, Southern Regional Medical Command, San Antonio, Texas Benjamin D. Dickstein, MA, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Department of Psychology, Boston, University, Boston, Massachusetts Commander (Ret) Anthony P. Doran, PsyD, United States Navy, Psychological Consulting Services, Millersville, Maryland Louis M. French, PsyD, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland Michael G. Gelles, PsyD, ABPP (United States Navy, 1986–1993), Deloitte Consulting LLP, Arlington, Virginia Lieutenant Colonel Revonda Grayson, PhD, United States Air Force, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas Captain Patricia J. Hammond, PsyD, United States Army, John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina Colonel Sally Harvey, PhD, United States Army, Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Meade, Maryland Laurel L. Hourani, PhD, MPH, Research Triangle Institute International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Captain (Sel) Gary B. Hoyt, PsyD, United States Navy, Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Virginia Beach, Virginia Lieutenant Colonel Ann S. Hryshko-Mullen, PhD, ABPP, United States Air Force, Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas Jamie G. H. Hacker Hughes, PsychD, FBPsS, Joint Medical Command, Ministry of Defense, Visiting Professor of Military Psychological Therapies, Anglia Ruskin University, Heybridge, Essex, United Kingdom Captain David E. Jones, PhD, ABPP, United States Navy, Navy Medicine East, Portsmouth, Virginia Lieutenant James M. Keener, PsyD, ABPP, United States Navy, Oceanside, California Commander Carrie H. Kennedy, PhD, ABPP, United States Navy, Quantico, Virginia Lieutenant Commander Melissa D. Hiller Lauby, PhD, ABPP, United States Navy, Center for Security Forces/SERE West, Naval Base Coronado, San Diego, California Brett T. Litz, PhD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiological Research and Information Center, Boston, Massachusetts Teresa L. Marino-Carper, PhD, Orlando VA Medical Center, and University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida Shawn T. Mason, PhD, Wellness and Prevention, Inc., Johnson and Johnson Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Captain (Ret) William A. McDonald, MD, United States Navy, Psychiatry Department, Navy Medicine Operational Training Center Detachment, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, Florida Donald D. McGeary, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey A. McNeil, PhD, United States Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina Commander (Ret) Mark C. Monahan, PhD, United States Navy, Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California Bret A. Moore, PsyD, ABPP, (United States Army, 2003–2008), Behavioral Readiness Division, Warrior Resiliency Program, Southern Regional Medical Command, San Antonio, Texas Charles A. Morgan III, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, and National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, New Haven, Connecticut Russell E. Palarea, PhD, Operational Psychology Services, LLC, Bethesda, Maryland Lieutenant Commander Ingrid B. Pauli, PhD, United States Public Health Service, Department of Psychology, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Alan L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP, United States Air Force, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Colonel James J. Picano, PhD, United States Army Reserve, Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System, Fairfield, California Lieutenant Mathew B. Rariden, PsyD, ABPP, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia Greg M. Reger, PhD, (United States Army, 2003–2007), National Center for Telehealth and Technology, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington Colonel (Ret) Robert R. Roland, PsyD, United States Army Lieutenant Colonel Kirk L. Rowe, PhD, ABPP, United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Laurie M. Ryan, PhD, Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland Nancy A. Skopp, PhD, National Center for Telehealth and Technology, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Washington Commander Aaron D. Werbel, PhD, United States Navy, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-71), Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia Colonel (Ret) Thomas J. Williams, PhD, United States Army War College, Leader Feedback Program, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Thomas M. Zazeckis, PhD, United States Air Force, Behavioral Analysis Service, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas Eric A. Zillmer, PsyD, Department of Psychology and Department of Athletics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania About the Editors: Carrie H. Kennedy, PhD, ABPP, is a Commander in the Medical Service Corps of the United States Navy and is the Group Psychologist for the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group in Quantico, Virginia. She has served at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia; the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland; the United States Naval Hospital in Okinawa, Japan; the University of Virginia (Duty Under Instruction; Neuropsychology Fellowship); and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Kennedy has deployed with the Detention Hospital in Guantanamo Bay and with the 1st Medical Battalion to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 19, Military Psychology) and the American Academy of Clinical Psychology. Dr. Kennedy is coeditor of the books Military Neuropsychology, Wheels Down: Adjusting to Life after Deployment, and Ethical Practice in Operational Psychology: Military and National Intelligence Applications and serves on the editorial boards of the journals Military Psychology and Psychological Services. Eric A. Zillmer, PsyD, is the Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology and Director of Athletics at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He is a clinical psychologist and a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the American Psychological Association, the Society for Personality Assessment, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology, for which he has also served as president. Dr. Zillmer has written extensively in the areas of sports psychology, neuropsychology, and the psychology of terrorists. He is the author of several books, including Principles of Neuropsychology and The Quest for the Nazi Personality: A Psychological Investigation of Nazi War Criminals, and the coauthor of two psychological assessment procedures: the d2 Test of Attention and the Tower of London test. |