Psychiatrists in Combat - Mental Health Clinicians' Experiences in the War Zone (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)

This book tells the professional and personal experiences of American military psychiatrists and their colleagues in the longest conflict in American history. These highly trained men and women treat service members for the psychological consequences from their experiences in battle, including killing enemy combatants; seeing wounded and killed civilian casualties; losing their friends in combat; factoring in personal mental health needs, including psychiatric drug treatment; and potentially dealing with their own physical injuries from being shot or blown up. The volume consists of 20 short first-person case studies from the mental health providers who have been risking their lives while treating patients in the battlefield since 9/11. Written by expert psychiatrists who have experienced these challenges directly, this texts offers both a clinical and personal account that is not found anywhere else. Topics include tips on providing psychotherapy in battle, evaluating and treating detainees in war prisons such as Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, and the unique challenges of prescribing medication to patients who are also comrades in war. Psychiatrists in Combat is uniquely positioned to be a valuable resource for psychiatrists interested in trauma and veterans, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, military health personnel, and mental health professionals interested in military psychiatry.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	April 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Elspeth Cameron Ritchie • Christopher H. Warner • Robert N. McLay
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	221
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-44116-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry
LSN:	3-319-44116-7
Barcode:	9783319441160

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