Download or read book Psychology and the Department of Veterans Affairs written by Rodney R. Baker and published by American Psychological Association (APA). This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of psychological care through the VA tells how VA psychologists pioneered research in such areas as pyschopharmacology, care of elderly people, and psychological care aspects in treatment of tuberculosis, and how they helped establish a number of trends for such mental health services as group therapy, compensated work therapy, and other rehabilitation programs.
Download or read book Evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 4 million U.S. service members took part in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Shortly after troops started returning from their deployments, some active-duty service members and veterans began experiencing mental health problems. Given the stressors associated with war, it is not surprising that some service members developed such mental health conditions as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and substance use disorder. Subsequent epidemiologic studies conducted on military and veteran populations that served in the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq provided scientific evidence that those who fought were in fact being diagnosed with mental illnesses and experiencing mental healthâ€"related outcomesâ€"in particular, suicideâ€"at a higher rate than the general population. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the quality, capacity, and access to mental health care services for veterans who served in the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn. It includes an analysis of not only the quality and capacity of mental health care services within the Department of Veterans Affairs, but also barriers faced by patients in utilizing those services.
Download or read book Psychological Assessment of Veterans written by Dr. Shane S. Bush and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychological assessment is practiced in wide-ranging settings to address the varied clinical and administrative needs of veteran populations. Such assessment blends record review, clinical interviews of the veteran and collateral sources of information, behavioral observations, and psychological testing. This book promotes the care and well-being of veterans by bringing together knowledgeable and experienced psychologists to discuss a range of psychological assessment methods and procedures. It aims to help patients and their families, healthcare providers, and concerned citizens gain an improved understanding of veterans' cognitive functioning, emotional states, personality traits, behavioral patterns, and daily functioning. The book begins with a history of the psychological assessment of veterans and investigates its efficacy in different settings, including outpatient mental health, long-term care, primary care, home-based primary care, and telemental health. Later chapters address assessment of a variety of disorders or presenting problems, including substance use disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders and suicidal thoughts and behavior, PTSD and other anxiety disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, dementia, pain and pain-related disorders, and polytrauma. The book concludes with important special considerations, including assessment of symptom and performance validity, assessment of homeless veterans and health-related quality of life, and ethical, legal, and professional issues. Psychological Assessment of Veterans provides an essential reference and guide for clinical psychologists, including those working in the subspecialties, and psychology trainees who work with veterans.
Download or read book Clinical Health Psychology in Military and Veteran Settings written by Larry C. James and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-24 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will fill an important gap in literature covering the clinical health psychology applications affecting the military and veteran health care systems. The authors draw on a wealth of experience related to treatment of service members and veterans, implementation of innovative research programs within military settings, and analysis of health economics issues. Section I examines key economic challenges facing civilian, military and Veteran healthcare providers. Section II discusses innovative clinical health psychology applications in military hospitals and clinics from around the country, including comprehensive literature reviews and presenting novel clinical applications in military hospitals. This book is relevant for clinicians, policymakers and administrators working with military and veteran patients.
Download or read book Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans and Service Members written by Nathan David Ainspan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans and Service Members is a "one stop" handbook for non-military clinicians working with service members, veterans, and their families.
Download or read book Even More Stories from VA Psychology written by Rodney Baker and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Even More Stories From VA Psychology" follows the format of the first and second book of stories from VA psychology. Former and current psychology leaders in the Veterans Administration/Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) describe their leadership careers and the people and events that shaped their career decisions in working with veterans. In doing so, the stories expand the understanding of the formal history of the role of VA psychologists in helping veterans since 1946.Career authors include Kenneth M. Adams, Loretta E. Braxton, Dale S. Cannon, David Carroll, Robert W. Goldberg, Robert C. Gresen, Steve Holliday, Robert D. Kerns, Peggy H. (Cantrell) Krieshok, Russell B. Lemle, Kathleen Lysell, and Wayne G. Siegel.
Download or read book Professional Opportunities in the Veterans Administration For Psychologists clinical Or Counseling written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book More Stories from VA Psychology written by Rodney Baker and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Stories From VA Psychology follows the format of the first stories book, Stories From VA Psychology (see Amazon.com, Authorhouse.com, and other online bookstores). Twelve former and current psychology leaders in the Veterans Administration/Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) describe their leadership careers and the people and events that shaped their career decisions in working with veterans. In doing so, their stories expand the understanding of the formal history of the role of VA psychologists in helping veterans over the years.The careers of the chapter authors and their stories collectively span 61 of the 66 years of VA psychology history that began in 1946. Some of the careers include descriptions of experiences as a trainee in the early and later years of the VA psychology training program. Some contain stories about research projects, treatment programs, and advocacy efforts as these leaders worked with colleagues they admired and respected in serving veterans. A brief description of the VA careers of chapter authors and the editor completes the book.The chapter authors include Georgette Bellucci, Matthew J. Blusewicz, Patrick A. Boudewyns, Jeffrey Burk, Stephen Cavicchia, Terence M. Keane, Richard A. McCormick, Kathleen M. McNamara, Edmund J. Nightingale, Joseph C. Rickard, Antonette N. Zeiss, and Robert A. Zeiss. The editor, Rodney R. Baker, writes a concluding chapter adding historical information about VA psychologists serving in non-traditional management positions over the years and the role of women in management in the early years of VA psychology.
Download or read book First Line Clinical Approaches with Active Duty Service Members and Veterans written by Ronn Johnson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a culturally responsive and empirically based approach to working with active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. It examines the assessment and evidenced-based treatment of sexual trauma, alcohol and substance abuse, depression, insomnia, intimacy issues, and OCD in service members and veterans and the major ethical and clinical challenges for licensed independent providers. The chapters are written by distinguished scholars and experienced healthcare providers who deliver health-focused interventions and integrate relevant cross-cultural factors for working with diverse patients. Loaded with clinical examples and up-to-date research, this book is essential for all mental health professionals working or in training to serve military personnel or veterans in the United States.
Download or read book Military Psychologists Desk Reference written by Bret A. Moore and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military Psychologists' Desk Reference is the authoritative guide in the field of military mental health, covering in a clear and concise manner the depth and breadth of this expanding area at a pivotal and relevant time.
Download or read book More Stories from VA Psychology written by Rodney R., Rodney Baker, Editor and published by . This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Stories From VA Psychology follows the format of the first stories book, Stories From VA Psychology (see Amazon.com, Authorhouse.com, and other online bookstores). Twelve former and current psychology leaders in the Veterans Administration/Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) describe their leadership careers and the people and events that shaped their career decisions in working with veterans. In doing so, their stories expand the understanding of the formal history of the role of VA psychologists in helping veterans over the years.The careers of the chapter authors and their stories collectively span 61 of the 66 years of VA psychology history that began in 1946. Some of the careers include descriptions of experiences as a trainee in the early and later years of the VA psychology training program. Some contain stories about research projects, treatment programs, and advocacy efforts as these leaders worked with colleagues they admired and respected in serving veterans. A brief description of the VA careers of chapter authors and the editor completes the book.The chapter authors include Georgette Bellucci, Matthew J. Blusewicz, Patrick A. Boudewyns, Jeffrey Burk, Stephen Cavicchia, Terence M. Keane, Richard A. McCormick, Kathleen M. McNamara, Edmund J. Nightingale, Joseph C. Rickard, Antonette N. Zeiss, and Robert A. Zeiss. The editor, Rodney R. Baker, writes a concluding chapter adding historical information about VA psychologists serving in non-traditional management positions over the years and the role of women in management in the early years of VA psychology.
Download or read book Stories from Va Psychology written by Rodney R. Baker and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading The Hex of Hemlock, a compelling, touching, and mainstream novel, will move the reader in a deep, personal way. Judith Ging, the author, has always been concerned with social and educational problems, especially those of the late twentieth century. She writes a novel of intrigue intertwining those concerns in her work. The novel is framed in flashbacks as Ging creates memorable characters and colorful dialogue. The fictional work tells the story of an idealistic young man, Joe Bloom. He is the main character who wishes to make himself and the world better. Spanning over three decades of the late twentieth century, Bloom's experiences carve a rare, intimate view of what too often goes on in our hallowed institution of public education. Shockingly, both teachers and students possess lethal weapons, material and non-material, adding fear to all of the characters' lives. Unexpected events in the classroom and the administrators' offices plunge the characters into situations the reader does not expect either in the classroom or out of it. Covering the entire working life of Joe Bloom, with wife and children as his allies, Joe's experiences and those of his family make the work a willing read. The incidents that fill the Blooms' lives evoke images of war and felonious activities. The story paints a realistic view of why education is as it is and offers its readers a chance to think about how to change the system into an equitable one for all students. The overall effect of the book leaves the reader filled with hope about solving some of humanity's problems rather than depression about reading about them.cto blame others for its innate faults.
Download or read book The VA Psychology Photo History Project Part 1 1946 2005 written by Rodney Baker and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author assembled photographs of over 150 psychology leaders in the Veterans Administration (VA), later re-named the Department of Veterans Affairs. The scanned photos cover the years from 1946 to 2005 and are stored in the VA psychology archives at The Center for the History of Psychology, Archives of the History of American Psychology at the University of Akron.
Download or read book War and Family Life written by Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique resource provides findings and insights regarding the multiple impacts of military duty on service members and veterans, specifically from a family standpoint. Broad areas of coverage include marital and family relationships, parenting issues, family effects of war injuries, and family concerns of single service members. The book's diverse contents highlight understudied populations and topics gaining wider interest while examining the immediate and long-term impact of service on family functioning. In addition to raising awareness of issues, chapters point to potential solutions including science-based pre- and post-deployment programs, more responsive training for practitioners, and more focused research and policy directions. Among the topics covered: • Deployment and divorce: an in-depth analysis by relevant demographic and military characteristics. • Military couples and posttraumatic stress: interpersonally based behaviors and cognitions as mechanisms of individual and couple distress. • Warfare and parent care: armed conflict and the social logic of child and national protection. • Understanding the experiences of women and LGBT veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs care. • Risk and resilience factors in combat military health care providers. • Tangible, instrumental, and emotional support among homeless veterans. War and Family Life offers up-to-date understanding for mental health professionals who serve military families, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Download or read book Psychology Staffing and Services in Veterans Administration Hospitals and Clinics written by United States. Veterans Administration and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heal Thyself written by Joel James Shuman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-12 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, a movement stressing a causal relationship between spirituality and good health has captured the public imagination. Told that research demonstrates that people of strong faith are healthier, physicians and clergy alike urge us to become more religious. The religion and health movement, as it has become known, has attracted its fair share of skeptics. While most root their criticism in science or secularism, the authors of Heal Thyself, one a theological ethicist, the other a physician, instead challenge the basic precepts of the movement from the standpoint of Christian theology. Heal Thyself argues that popular culture's fascination with the health benefits of religion reflects not the renaissance of religious tradition but the powerful combination of consumer capitalism and self-interested individualism. A faith-for-health exchange misrepresents and devalues the true meaning of faith. For Christians, being religious does not mean enlisting faith as a vehicle to get what we want--be it health or wealth--but rather learning by faith to want the right things at the right time, and to live with a spirit of gratitude and hope.
Download or read book Veteran Psychiatry in the US written by Elspeth Cameron Ritchie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-29 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
