Deployment psychology : evidence-based strategies to promote mental health in the military / edited by Amy B. Adler, Paul D. Bliese, and Carl Andrew Castro.

"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 evidence-based efforts to prevent mental health problems and enhance service members' well-being and resilience." "In thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adler, Amy B., 1963-
Bliese, Paul D.
Castro, Carl Andrew
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Psychology, Military.
Soldiers > Mental health services > United States.
Soldiers > Mental health > United States.
Veterans > Mental health services > United States.
Veterans > Mental health > United States.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
War > Psychological aspects.
Combat > Psychological aspects.
Mental Health Services.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.
Veterans > psychology.
Military Personnel > psychology.
United States.
Physical Description:xi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • An introduction to deployment psychology / Amy B. Adler, Paul D. Bliese, and Carl Andrew Castro
  • Supporting resilience in a deployment context
  • Public health strategies and treatment of service members and veterans with combat-related mental health problems / Charles W. Hoge
  • The CARE framework : the broadening of mental health services in a deployed environment / Christopher H. Warner ... [et al.]
  • Optimizing mental health support in the military : the role of peers and leaders / Neil Greenberg and Norman Jones
  • Research-based preventive mental health care strategies in the military / Paul D. Bliese, Amy B. Adler, and Carl Andrew Castro
  • The impact of combat deployment on military families / Lyndon A. Riviere and Julie C. Merrill
  • Transitioning home from deployment
  • The psychology of transition : adapting to home after deployment / Amy B. Adler, Mark Zamorski, and Thomas W. Britt
  • Preventive mental health screening in the military / Paul D. Bliese, Kathleen M. Wright and Charles W. Hoge
  • The psychological recovery of physically wounded service members / Michael J. Roy and Jennifer L. Francis
  • Reconceptualizing combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder as an occupational hazard / Carl Andrew Castro and Amy B. Adler
  • Addressing posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans : the challenge of supporting mental health following military discharge / Terence M. Keane ... [et al.].