First-Line Clinical Approaches with Active Duty Service Members and Veterans

This book offers a culturally responsive and empirically based approach to working with active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. It examines the assessment and evidenced-based treatment of sexual trauma, alcohol and substance abuse, depression, insomnia, intimacy issues, and OCD in service members and veterans and the major ethical and clinical challenges for licensed independent providers. The chapters are written by distinguished scholars and experienced healthcare providers who deliver health-focused interventions and integrate relevant cross-cultural factors for working with diverse patients. Loaded with clinical examples and up-to-date research, this book is essential for all mental health professionals working or in training to serve military personnel or veterans in the United States.

Ronn Johnson, Ph.D., ABPP, is a tenured full professor and Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Creighton University School of Medicine, Nebraska, USA. He is also Director of Team-Based Care in the Department of Family Medicine at the Creighton Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Previously, he was the lead clinical psychologist at the mental health clinic at the Nebraska-Western VA Healthcare System (NWI) and has worked in several VAs and active-duty military stations. Dr. Johnson is board certified in Group and Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Chapter 1 Clinical Perspectives on the Delivery of Psychological Health Services to Diverse Active-Duty Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families Chapter 2 Culturally Responsive Psychological Treatment for Military Sexual Trauma Chapter 3 Culturally Responsive approaches for LGBT+ Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 4 Assessment and Treatment of Intimacy Issues and Sexual Disorders in Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 5 Evidence-Based Practices for Psychotherapy with Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 6 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services for Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 7 Cannabis Use Disorder in Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 8 Treating Nightmares, Sleep, and Insomnia Disturbances in Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 9 Couples Therapy with Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 10 Family Therapy with Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 11 Treating Depression and Persistent Depressive Disorders in Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 12 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Disorders in Active-Duty Service Members and Veterans Chapter 13 Psychotherapy Training of Predoctoral Psychology Interns, Postdocs, and Psychiatric Residents