Overview
Highlights the unique needs of military and veteran psychiatric patients and offers clinical pearls for treatment
Covers the most common mental health disorders that military and veterans struggle with
Written by experts in military psychiatry and veteran mental health
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Clinical Issues—General
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
This 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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Elspeth 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
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Veteran Psychiatry in the US
Book Subtitle: Optimizing Clinical Outcomes
Editors: Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Maria D. Llorente
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05384-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05383-3Published: 09 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05384-0Published: 29 March 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 354
Number of Illustrations: 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychiatry, Neurology, Clinical Psychology, Primary Care Medicine