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Living and Surviving in Harm's Way

A Psychological Treatment Handbook for Pre- and Post Deployment of Military Personnel

• Edited by Sharon Morgillo Freeman, Bret A. Moore, Arthur Freeman

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• Price: $44.95
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 402
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1st December 2008 (Available for Pre-order)
• ISBN: 978-0-415-98868-1

About the Book

This is a volume on how warriors live and survive in combat duty and the psychological impact of being in harm's way. It addresses the combat preparation of service men and women, their support system, their interpersonal and intrapersonal experiences. The book focuses on cognitive behavioral interventions for treating various combat related disorders and addresses psychological health and adjustment after leaving the battlefield and reintegrating back into the lives they put on hold. Part I offers chapters on the preparation and training of service personnel for combat duty. Part II considers the emotions and stresses of combat; Part III presents treatments for the effects of combat experience, from sleep disorders to PTSD; and Part IV offers chapters on the indirect effects on family and the reintegration of the veteran in civilian society. This a book meant for the clinician who will be treating a service man or woman who has been in harm’s way, members of her or his family, and the veteran returning to the community.

Table of Contents

Introduction. (A Matter of Cultural Competence: Who This Book is For, Why it was Written, and How to Use it). Part I: Understanding the Service Member. Harvey, The Soldier's Mind: Motivation, Mindset, and Attitude. Banks, Williams, Training for Battle: Preparing to Be the Warrior and Savior. Moore, Reger, The Challenges and Threats of Deployment. Kennedy, Ingram, Women in the Military: Culture, Gender, and the Warrior’s Creed. Part II: On Being a Service Member. Nash, Normal Stress, Combat Stress, Chronic Stress, Acute Stress, and PTSD: Understanding and Identifying the Differences. Hoge, Castro, Freeman, Vulnerability Factors: Raising and Lowering the Threshold for Response. Moore, Harvey, Scanning for Danger: Readjustment to the Non-combat Environment. Morgillo Freeman, Robinson, Assessment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Among Military Personnel. Part III: The Individual Service Member -- Intervention. Moe, Freeman, Theoretical Base for Treatment of Military Personnel. Crow, Campise, Depression and Suicide: A Diathesis Stress Model. Morgillo Freeman, Ruesser, Substance Use, Misuse, and Abuse: Impaired Problem Solving and Coping. Krakow, Moore, Sleep Disorders. Grossman, Aggression and Homicide. Sammons, Myths and Realities of Pharmacotherapy in the Military. Part IV: The Service Member’s Family and Community -- Intervention. Family and Parenting. Intimate Relationships and the Military. Pincus, House, Christenson, Adler, Military Children: The Sometimes Orphans of War. Penk, The Community Response to Returning Military: The Importance of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. Dresher, Issues of Grief and Loss, Honor and Remembrance: The Loss of Innocence and Survivor Guilt. Figley, Freeman, Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Including PTSD. Morgillo Freeman, Moore, Freeman, Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations. Appendix. List of Resources. Editor Biographies.

About the Author(s)

Dr. Sharon Morgillo Freeman serves as Director of The Center for Brief Therapy, PC, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is President-Elect of the National Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) and the Immediate Past-President of the Pennsylvania Association for Addiction Professionals (PAADAC). She is the previous Clinical Director of Inpatient Addiction Services, Inpatient Acute Psychiatric and Dual Diagnosis Units for the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center at Presbyterian. She is senior editor with Dr. Arthur Freeman for Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Nursing Practice published by Springer, January 2005. She has authored or co-authored numerous papers and chapters including "Comparison of the Roy Adaptation Model in Nursing to Cognitive Behavior Therapy" with Sr. Callista Roy. Sharon has lectured nationally and internationally on the problems of substance misuse, addiction issues, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and chronic pain problems. Dr. Morgillo Freeman authored several chapters for the Core Curriculum for Addiction Nurses for the International Society for Addiction Nursing and the Journal of Addiction Nursing. Dr. Freeman is also a lecturer and preceptor for senior medical residents at the University of Pennsylvania for the past 3 years for Mental Health Assessment coursework and Substance Abuse Assessment coursework.

Captain Bret Moore, Psy.D., is Captain of Medical Service Corps, United States Army (Active Duty), Behavioral Sciences Officer/Clinical Psychologist (in Iraq), and a Clinical Psychologist at the 85^th Medical Detachment in Ft. Hood, TX. Dr. Moore is Membership Chair, Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service), American Psychological Association, pres List Administrator (Pubserv), Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service), American Psychological Association, and pres. Member, Practice Committee, Division 19 (Military Psychology), American Psychological Association. He i