Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Related Diseases in Combat Veterans

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)