
Early Interventions with Military Personnel
Maria M. Steenkamp and Brett T. Litz
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Early psychological and mental health interventions are delivered before or soon after the onset of a clinically significant distress or impaired functional capacities, to prevent mental ...
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Preparation and Training as a Military Psychologist
Peter J. N. Linnerooth† and Brock A. McNabb
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Military psychologists treat a variety of psychological problems, often under difficult conditions. Recommendations are provided to help doctoral students make the decision to become a ...
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Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Blair E. Wisco, Brian P. Marx, and Terence M. Keane
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevailing concern among military service members. In this chapter, we define trauma and PTSD and discuss the prevalence of trauma exposure and ...
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Aggression and Violence
Eric B. Elbogen and Connor Sullivan
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
A subset of veterans and service members has problems with aggression and violence. This chapter reviews existing evidence on risk and protective factors and intervention approaches in ...
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Ways to Bolster Resilience across the Deployment Cycle
Donald Meichenbaum
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Epidemiological data indicates that most returning service members following deployment and combat evidence resilience, as well as do their spouses and children. In contrast, some 10% to ...
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The Target Diagnosis: PTSD
John C. Markowitz
in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This chapter undertakes a review of the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as defined in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...
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IPT for PTSD—Role Transitions
John C. Markowitz
in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This and the succeeding chapters focus on specific interpersonal problem areas, the focus of treatment for PTSD. This chapter provides a description of how therapists treat role transitions ...
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Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?
John C. Markowitz
in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
This very short chapter summarizes the training in previous chapters. It emphasizes what we do and do not know about IPT and PTSD, what the mechanism behind IPT and PTSD might be, and the ...
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Session 2: Common Reactions to Trauma and Craving Awareness
Sudie E. Back, Edna B. Foa, Therese K. Killeen, Katherine L. Mills, Maree Teesson, Bonnie Dansky Cotton, Kathleen M. Carroll, and Kathleen T. Brady
in Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE): Therapist Guide
This chapter describes session 2 of the COPE therapy. It guides the therapist through the common reactions to traumatic experiences, such as fear and anxiety, avoidance, intrusive memories, ...
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Marco Del Giudice
in Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach
The chapter discusses posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a severe, prolonged response to witnessing or experiencing traumatic events that may manifest with a variety of ...
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Healing the Hidden Wounds of War: Treating the Combat Veteran with PTSD at Risk for Suicide
Herbert Hendin
in Handbook of Military and Veteran Suicide: Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the condition most associated with suicide in both military personnel and veterans. Most veterans with PTSD, however, are not at risk of suicide. The ...
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
John Marzillier
in The Trauma Therapies
Chapter 2 discusses post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The chapter explores the nature of PTSD, the diagnosis of PTSD in DSM-5, the clinical significance of changes made to the DSM-IV ...
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Gathering Information Module
Edna B. Foa, Kelly R. Chrestman, and Eva Gilboa-Schechtman
in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Adolescents with PTSD Therapist Guide: Emotional Processing of Traumatic Experiences
This module gathers information about the trauma, identifies unhelpful thoughts that may interfere with the patient's recovery, and, if necessary, motivates the patient by assessing her ...
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Is This Book Right for Me?
Jack D. Edinger and Colleen E. Carney
in Overcoming Insomnia: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach, Workbook (2 ed.)
This chapter provides the patient with introductory information about the COPE treatment and how it works, including a review of prolonged exposure thearpy. In addition, it provides the ...
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Trauma- and Stress-Related Disorders
Myrna M. Weissman, John C. Markowitz, and Gerald L. Klerman
in The Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Updated and Expanded Edition
This chapter covers the use of IPT for patients with trauma- and stress-related disorders, namely posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorders. Psychotherapies for PTSD ...
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Moderators and Mediators of Treatments for Youth With Traumatic Stress
Joanne E. Taylor, Rebecca A. Graham, and Carl F. Weems
in Moderators and Mediators of Youth Treatment Outcomes
This chapter reviews research to date in understanding treatment moderators and mediators for youth who have experienced traumatic stress. The chapter briefly notes recent changes to the ...
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Combat and Operational Stress Control
Kristin N. Williams-Washington and Jared A. Jackson
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
With the rising rates of traumatic stress endured due to military conflicts, tactics have been taken to assist service members (SMs) of all branches in maintaining mission readiness in the ...
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Combat Operational Stress and Behavioral Health
Mark C. Russell and Charles R. Figley
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Occupational hazards of military service regularly involve exposure to potential traumatic events such as combat, sexual violence, disaster-relief, training accidents, and war atrocities ...
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What We Have Learned from Former Prisoners of War
Brian Engdahl
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Major aftereffects of captivity maltreatment are summarized and their origins are explored. Illustrative resources for providers are noted. Applications of lessons learned are highlighted. ...

Children Experiencing Disasters: Prevention and Intervention
Annette M. La Greca
in Handbook of Psychological Services for Children and Adolescents
This chapter describes the symptoms and prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in childrenand adolescents, as well as other reactions that may result from exposure to ...
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