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  • Volume 15
  • Number 4
  • October 2017

From the Guest Editor

Reviews

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages378–383

Since September 11, 2001, more than two million U.S. service members have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, many returning home with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and additional psychological and general medical complaints. Nonetheless, many do not ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170022

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages384–389

Mild traumatic brain injuries (MTBIs) are common in sports, military service, and daily life. Limited data are available on the mental health needs of veterans with a history of MTBI who are seeking care in the community. The purpose of this article is to ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170028

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages399–405

Moral injury refers to a set of reactions to acts of perpetration or commission that violate an individual’s deeply held beliefs and moral values. Although there is consensus that military service increases exposure to morally injurious events, there is ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170023

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages406–410

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a costly mental health issue in the United States and throughout the world. Effective treatments are available; however, most people with PTSD never access these treatments. Prolonged exposure (PE) therapy has ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170021

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages411–419

This article discusses the scope and impact of military sexual trauma (MST) in the U.S. Armed Forces. The authors explore aspects of the military setting that may make recovery from this form of sexual violence particularly difficult. Risk factors for MST ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170024

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages420–428

Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, military service in the United States has been linked to a range of behavioral health and physical injuries in a significant number of the almost three million service members who have returned from wartime ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170027

Ask the Expert

Communication Commentary

Ethics Commentary

Safety Commentary

Applied Armamentarium

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages445–449

The practice of psychopharmacology has become increasingly complex with the expansion of medication options across psychiatric conditions. The level of variability among psychiatrists in their application of medication treatments has received little ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.20170029

Bibliography

Abstracts

Influential Publications

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages454–461

Background and Objectives: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) frequently co-occur, and their combination can increase poor health outcomes as well as mortality. Methods: Using PUBMED and the list of references from key ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.150405

Publication date: 01 October 2017

Pages462–468

Background: Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy is an efficacious treatment for PTSD; despite this, many clinicians do not utilize it due to concerns it could cause patient decompensation. Method: Data were pooled from four published well-controlled studies of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.focus.150404

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Reviewing the Clinical Landscapes

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