Bulletproofing the Psyche: Preventing Mental Health Problems in Our Military and Veterans (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781440849763)

This book presents the latest in neuroscience and resiliency research alongside the personal stories of military veterans to advocate for an empirically validated training protocol.

In Bulletproofing the Psyche: Preventing Mental Health Problems in Our Military and Veterans editors Kate Hendricks Thomas and David L. Albright lead an interdisciplinary team of researchers, practitioners, and military veterans in calling for a new kind of training with a focus on "bulletproofing the psyche" psychological resiliency skills training. They combine research and storytelling to argue that somatic protocols, a training method long used in the treatment sector to rewire the brain after trauma and a proven, valid alternative to drug and talk therapy, should be applied to the prevention and training sectors. Contributors include leaders in the fields of trauma research, military social work, and veterans' health.

Students and scholars in the fields of social work, military psychology, social psychology, health promotion, organizational development, and institutional organization will find the research relevant, while clinicians, counselors, and mental health care providers working with military-connected communities may find the discussion of trauma treatment and intervention model transformative for their practice.

Author: Charles R. Figley Ph D.
ISBN-10: 1440849765
ISBN-13: 9781440849763
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2018
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2018