APsaA's Service Members and Veterans Initiative Blog

Register for Free Webinar on Military Culture November 10, 2014

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:06:00 GMT

The American Psychiatric Association along with the Association of American Medical Colleges and Joining Forces is offering a free webinar titled “Military Culture Counts: What Health Care Providers Need to Know in Assisting Service Members and Veterans.”

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Listen to Veterans Without Judgment

Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:47:00 GMT

When we, as clinicians begin to hear what combat veterans have to say about what they had to do to keep themselves and their buddies alive, what they remember and how they feel about it now, it may be unlike any other clinical material we have ever be exposed to.

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The First Step: Get Them to Talk

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:48:00 GMT

I have worked with combat veterans for a while, mostly Marines and Navy Corpsmen with PTSD and related issues, and it occurs to me that there are two kinds of “messed up” they come home with.

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The importance of asking The Question: "Have you or someone close to you ever served in the military?"

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 03:25:00 GMT

APsaA's SVI is partnering with other organizations including the AMA, the American Association of Medical Colleges, the American Academy of Nursing, the White House's Joining Forces initiative to ensure that all health care providers ask their patients (at all age levels) "Have you or anyone you are close to served in the military?"

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Dr. Harold Kudler in Time Magazine Blog: “PTSD exists simultaneously at neurobiological and human levels”

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 01:35:00 GMT

Read the blog post.

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A Preview of the January 2014 SVI meeting—All are Welcome

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 01:32:00 GMT

As has become traditional the Service Members and Veterans Initiative holds an open meeting at APsaA's January meeting on Wednesday from 12-1:30. All interested meeting attendees are welcome.

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The Role of Talk Therapy in the Treatment of Service Members (Part 2)

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 01:27:00 GMT

Analysts and therapists interested in the issue of offering talk therapy in conjunction with other treatments offered to service members and veterans we urge you to take the time to watch the full recording of the April 10 Congressional Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee Meeting.

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The Role of Talk Therapy in Treating Service Members and Veterans (Part 1)

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:05:00 GMT

Harold Kudler, Chair of the SVI, offered the following discussion on the Members List a few months ago on the interplay between talk therapy and biological treatments especially as it applies to service members and veterans. His discussion has broader implications for psychoanalysts. His discussion is worth reading again and preserving.

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First Public Showings of Lost 1945 Gene Kelly Movie on Combat Fatigue

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:40:00 GMT

In 1945, actor Gene Kelly, then a Navy Lieutenant, directed and starred in a Navy training film called "Combat Fatigue Irritability". To get a feel for his role, Kelly had himself admitted to a Navy hospital, posing as a sailor suffering combat fatigue. Distribution of the film, like many military training films, was restricted. In the case of the Kelly film, its audience was limited to combat fatigue patients and the health care professionals working with them.

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Job Posting – Tenure Track Position at Veterans and Military Social Work Tenure Track Position at Hunter College

Tue, 08 Oct 2013 22:56:00 GMT

The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College/CUNY in New York has a position open for a faculty member with a record of scholarly publications in military social work, mental health services to veterans or services to the families of veterans. Qualifications include a doctorate in social work or a related field. Applicants from the military or VA would be especially welcome.

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