Deployment Psychology: Evidence-Based Strategies to Promote Mental Health in the Military
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| Title | : | Deployment Psychology: Evidence-Based Strategies to Promote Mental Health in the Military |
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (115 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1433808811 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 294 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2010-10-01 |
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The impact of combat on service members' mental health has received considerable attention both in the popular press and in scholarly publications. Yet few books have focused on systematic, evidence-based attempts at preventing mental health problems and enhancing service members' well-being and resilience. This book is intended to fill that gap. The editors have gathered leading clinicians and researchers in military mental health to examine how mental health providers and military leaders can best moderate the negative impact of combat. Contributors discuss the importance of individual screening, training, peer support, leadership and organizational policies, as well as the development and implementation of large-scale mental health programs that incorporate these elements and more. The editors promote a broad occupational health model of prevention and include the latest research on delivering mental health services in pre-deployment, in-theater settings, and VA hospitals. The psych
Editorial : About the Author AMY B. ADLER is Lead Scientist and Science Coordinator with the U.S. Army Medical Research Unit, Europe, at Heidelberg. She served from 1992 to 2000 as a Professor of Psychology for the U.S. military community attending a branch of the University of Maryland in Germany. She is the co-editor of Psychology of the Peacekeeper: Lessons from the Field (Praeger, 2003).
CARL ANDREW CASTRO is Chief of the Center for Soldier and Family Readiness at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Washington, D.C.
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