Psychiatry in the Army: A Brief Historical Perspective and Current Developments

Kelly L. Cozza and Robert E. HalesAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 42, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.42.4.413

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A brief historical review of military psychiatry in the United States Army is presented, focusing on the development of psychiatric treatment of soldiers with acute stress reactions. The authors outline the current roles of the military psychiatrist during peacetime and war, including direct care provider, consultant, and administrator, and discuss the contributions of military psychiatry to the civilian sector in the areas of crisis intervention, community psychiatry, family psychiatry, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 42 • Number 4 • April 1991

Pages: 413 - 418

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Published in print: April 1991

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Kelly L. Cozza

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Robert E. Hales

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Department of psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Department of psychiatry at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center, 2340 Clay Street, San Francisco, California 94115

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Psychiatry in the Army: A Brief Historical Perspective and Current Developments

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