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OverviewThis volume explores the unique psychiatric needs of active and former military personnel and offers clinical pearls for the optimal delivery of care for these individuals. Written by experts in military and veteran psychiatry, this book addresses the most common issues in military and veteran patients, including depression, traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, homelessness, and suicidality. Chapters highlight the characteristics of veterans suffering from each disorder that requires special treatment, making it a valuable resource for both military and civilian clinicians. Veteran Psychiatry in the US is a valuable resource for all mental health clinicians working with or seeking to work with veterans, including psychiatrists, neurologists, primary care physicians, psychologists, counselors, social workers, nurses, residents, and all others. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elspeth Cameron Ritchie , Maria D. LlorentePublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.765kg ISBN: 9783030053833ISBN 10: 3030053830 Pages: 354 Publication Date: 09 April 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Outline of Military Culture and Military and VA Health Systems.- Psychiatry in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs: A History and a Future.- Optimizing Clinical Outcomes in VA Mental Health Care.- Suicide.- Treatment for Trauma Related Disorders: The “Three Buckets” Model.- Treatment Resistant Depression Among US Military Veterans.- Psychotic Disorders and Best Models of Care.- Alcohol and Alcohol Use Disorder.- Alcohol Pharmacotherapy.- Opiate Use in the Military Context.- Use of Stimulants for ADHD and TBI in Veterans.- Use of Complementary and Integrative Health for Chronic Pain Management Traumatic Brain Injury .- Homeless Veterans and Mental Health.- Contextual Frameworks for Addressing Risk and Fostering Resilience among Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans.- Older Veterans.- Women Veterans.- Military Environmental Exposures and Mental Health.- Neuropsychiatric Quinism: Chronic Encephalopathy Caused by Poisoning by Mefloquine and Related Quinoline Drugs.- Listening to Trauma, and Caring for the Caregiver, A Psychodynamic Reflection in the Age of Burnout.ReviewsAuthor InformationElspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH Chair Department of Psychiatry Medstar Washington Hospital Center Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry Georgetown University School of Medicine Professor of Psychiatry Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 110 Irving St., N.W. East Bldg. 3105 Washington, D.C. 20010 Maria D. Llorente, MD Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine Deputy Chief of Staff, Washington DC VA Medical Center Department of Psychiatry 50 Irving St NW Washington DC 20042 Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |