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- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- 1 Early History of Military Mental Health Care
- 2 History of Military Psychology
- 3 History of Psychology in the Department of Veterans Affairs
- 4 Demographics of the US Military
- 5 Military Culture
- 6 Personality and Military Service
- 7 Impact of Military Culture on the Clinician and Clinical Practice
- 8 Aeromedical Psychology
- 9 Assessment of Aviators
- 10 Military Neuropsychology
- 11 Combat Operational Stress and Behavioral Health
- 12 Forensic Psychology in the Military Setting
- 13 Operational Psychology
- 14 Working with Special Operations Forces
- 15 Command and Organizational Consultation
- 16 Human Factors Engineering and Human Performance
- 17 Clinical Health Psychology in Military Settings
- 18 Hostage Negotiation in the Military
- 19 Mental Health Advisory Teams
- 20 Comprehensive Soldier Fitness
- 21 Multiple Relationships in the Military Setting
- 22 Managing Conflicts between Ethics and Law
- 23 Mixed-Agency Dilemmas in Military Psychology
- 24 Professional Education and Training for Psychologists in the Military
- 25 The Department of Defense Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project
- 26 Psychologists on the Frontlines
- 27 Provision of Mental Health Services by Enlisted Service Members
- 28 Professional Burnout
- 29 Suicide in the Military
- 30 Women in Combat
- 31 Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Military Service Members
- 32 Military Psychologists’ Roles in Interrogation
- 33 Interacting with the Media
- 34 Preparation and Training as a Military Psychologist
- 35 The Impact of Leadership on Mental Health
- 36 Training Initiatives for Evidence-Based Psychotherapies
- 37 Unique Challenges Faced by the National Guard and Reserve
- 38 Prevalence of Mental Health Problems among Military Populations
- 39 Challenges and Threats of Combat Deployment
- 40 Postdeployment Adjustment
- 41 Combat and Operational Stress Control
- 42 Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- 43 Anxiety Disorders and Depression in Military Personnel
- 44 Serious Mental Illness in the Military Setting
- 45 Substance Use in the US Active Duty Military
- 46 Substance Use Disorders among Military Personnel
- 47 Traumatic Brain Injury
- 48 Aggression and Violence
- 49 Sleep Loss and Performance
- 50 Sleep Disorders
- 51 Grief, Loss, and War
- 52 Early Interventions with Military Personnel
- 53 The Psychosocial Aspects and Nature of Killing
- 54 Military Sexual Trauma
- 55 Prescription Opioid Abuse in the Military
- 56 Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Physically and Psychologically Wounded
- 57 Working with Military Children
- 58 Impact of Psychiatric Disorders and Psychotropic Medications on Retention and Deployment
- 59 Technology Applications in Delivering Mental Health Services
- 60 What We Have Learned from Former Prisoners of War
- 61 Clinical Research in the Military
- 62 Measuring Resilience and Growth
- 63 Transitioning through the Deployment Cycle
- 64 Aging Veterans
- 65 Spiritual Resiliency in the Military Setting
- 66 Posttraumatic Growth
- 67 Ways to Bolster Resilience across the Deployment Cycle
- 68 Common Military Abbreviations
- 69 Comparative Military Ranks
- Index
Working with Special Operations Forces
Working with Special Operations Forces
- Chapter:
- Working with Special Operations Forces
- Author(s):
L. Morgan Banks
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med:psych/9780199928262.003.0014
Special Operations Forces are ordinarily psychologically screened, carefully selected, and then intensively trained for assignment. This results in a force that is generally highly resilient. However, the rate and intensity of their deployments has and will likely continue to stress this force significantly. The types of screening they undergo and the unique stressors they experience are discussed, along with the treatment options available for them to seek assistance and a description of the duties of the assigned operational psychologist
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- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- 1 Early History of Military Mental Health Care
- 2 History of Military Psychology
- 3 History of Psychology in the Department of Veterans Affairs
- 4 Demographics of the US Military
- 5 Military Culture
- 6 Personality and Military Service
- 7 Impact of Military Culture on the Clinician and Clinical Practice
- 8 Aeromedical Psychology
- 9 Assessment of Aviators
- 10 Military Neuropsychology
- 11 Combat Operational Stress and Behavioral Health
- 12 Forensic Psychology in the Military Setting
- 13 Operational Psychology
- 14 Working with Special Operations Forces
- 15 Command and Organizational Consultation
- 16 Human Factors Engineering and Human Performance
- 17 Clinical Health Psychology in Military Settings
- 18 Hostage Negotiation in the Military
- 19 Mental Health Advisory Teams
- 20 Comprehensive Soldier Fitness
- 21 Multiple Relationships in the Military Setting
- 22 Managing Conflicts between Ethics and Law
- 23 Mixed-Agency Dilemmas in Military Psychology
- 24 Professional Education and Training for Psychologists in the Military
- 25 The Department of Defense Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project
- 26 Psychologists on the Frontlines
- 27 Provision of Mental Health Services by Enlisted Service Members
- 28 Professional Burnout
- 29 Suicide in the Military
- 30 Women in Combat
- 31 Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Military Service Members
- 32 Military Psychologists’ Roles in Interrogation
- 33 Interacting with the Media
- 34 Preparation and Training as a Military Psychologist
- 35 The Impact of Leadership on Mental Health
- 36 Training Initiatives for Evidence-Based Psychotherapies
- 37 Unique Challenges Faced by the National Guard and Reserve
- 38 Prevalence of Mental Health Problems among Military Populations
- 39 Challenges and Threats of Combat Deployment
- 40 Postdeployment Adjustment
- 41 Combat and Operational Stress Control
- 42 Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- 43 Anxiety Disorders and Depression in Military Personnel
- 44 Serious Mental Illness in the Military Setting
- 45 Substance Use in the US Active Duty Military
- 46 Substance Use Disorders among Military Personnel
- 47 Traumatic Brain Injury
- 48 Aggression and Violence
- 49 Sleep Loss and Performance
- 50 Sleep Disorders
- 51 Grief, Loss, and War
- 52 Early Interventions with Military Personnel
- 53 The Psychosocial Aspects and Nature of Killing
- 54 Military Sexual Trauma
- 55 Prescription Opioid Abuse in the Military
- 56 Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Physically and Psychologically Wounded
- 57 Working with Military Children
- 58 Impact of Psychiatric Disorders and Psychotropic Medications on Retention and Deployment
- 59 Technology Applications in Delivering Mental Health Services
- 60 What We Have Learned from Former Prisoners of War
- 61 Clinical Research in the Military
- 62 Measuring Resilience and Growth
- 63 Transitioning through the Deployment Cycle
- 64 Aging Veterans
- 65 Spiritual Resiliency in the Military Setting
- 66 Posttraumatic Growth
- 67 Ways to Bolster Resilience across the Deployment Cycle
- 68 Common Military Abbreviations
- 69 Comparative Military Ranks
- Index
