Overview
- Written by experts in trauma on the battlefield
- The only book to include case studies on personal and professional battlefield experiences
- Offers a unique perspective on treating military veterans that is not presented elsewhere
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About this book
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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
LTC Christopher H WarnerLTC(P), MC,Ft Hood, Texas931-257-0522
Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH COL (Ret) US Army Chief Medical Officer District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health Washington DC USA Acting Medical Director Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Department of Behavioral Health Washington DC USA Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington DC USA Professor of Psychiatry Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Bethesda, MD USA Previous work experience includes: Psychiatry Consultant to the Army Surgeon General Chief, Forensic Psychiatry, Walter Reed Health Care System Chief, Inpatient Psychaitry, Walter Reed Health Care System Chief, Community Psychiatry, Walter Reed Health Care System Medals: Legion of Merit Expert Field Medical Badge Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal w/One Oak Leaf Clusters Army Commendation Medal w/Three Oak Leaf Clusters Global War of Terrorism Medal Army Achievement Medal Overseas Ribbon (Two) National Defense Service Medal (Two) Korean Service Ribbon Expeditionary Medal Dr. Ritchie was the chair for 9 workships during 2014 APA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Psychiatrists in Combat
Book Subtitle: Mental Health Clinicians' Experiences in the War Zone
Editors: Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, Christopher H. Warner, Robert N. McLay
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44118-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44116-0Published: 03 May 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44118-4Published: 21 April 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 221
Number of Illustrations: 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Emergency Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Primary Care Medicine