COL (ret) Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPHProfessor of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20314elspethcameronritchie@gmail.com
The Basics of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Administrative Issues, and Cultural Competency.- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening in US Military and VA Populations.- Therapeutic Alliance in the Treatment of Combat PTSD.- Shame and Moral Injury in an Operating Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran.- Updates in Psychopharmacology for PTSD and Related Conditions.- Connie L. Barko, Rohul Amin, and Joshua N. Friedlander.- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD.- Psychoanalytic Approaches to Treatment-Resistant PTSD.- Accelerated Resolution Therapy.- Meditation for Combat-Related Mental Health Concerns.- Use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of PTSD.- Adding a Face and the Story to the Data: Acupuncture for PTSD in the Military.- The Use of Stellate Ganglion Block in the Treatment of Panic/Anxiety Symptoms (Including Suicidal Ideation), with Combat-Related PTSD.- Canine Connection Therapy: Finding Purpose and Healing Through the Training of Service Dogs.- Trauma and Pain: Linking Emotional and Physical Symptoms.- The Multifactorial Approach to PTSD in the Active Duty Military Population.- Comorbid PTSD, Bipolar I and Substance Use Disorder.- Psychosis Masquerading as PTSD.- The Mefloquine Intoxication Syndrome: A Significant Potential Confounder in the Diagnosis and Management of PTSD and other Chronic Deployment-Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders.- Polytrauma with Sexual Dysfunction in a Female Soldier Following IED Blast Exposure .- A Community Building Approach to PTSD Using the Arts in a Military Hospital Setting.- Mental Health Care of Special Operations Forces. Treating War-Related Moral Injury and Loss with Adaptive Disclosure: A Case Study.- Treatment of Conversion Disorder with PTSD.- Intimate Relationship Distress and Combat-Related PTSD.
"This edited collection from numerous authors focuses on both evidence-based and novel approaches for treatment of PTSD in active and retired military personnel. ... The primary audience is medical personnel ... . the book has given me background for understanding and valuing innovative approaches to the treatment of PTSD in an effort to improve outcomes. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to my colleagues." (Cameron J. Risma, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)