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“The new edition of Military Psychologyis a one-stop-shop for understanding the role and tasks facing military psychologists in the US….This third edition has been updated in several ways, but perhaps most compellingly with the addition of more than 50 short case studies….The volume is also strengthened by the inclusion of a wealth of practical reference material….This third edition offers a valuable resource for anyone interested in the field and application of military psychology.”

—The Military Psychologist


“Any mental health practitioner who deals with our men and women in uniform should get to know this volume well....Blend[s] just the right amount of academic scholarship, practical utility, and user-friendly readability.”

—International Journal of Emergency Mental Health (on the first edition)


“It is rare to encounter a book with so little to critique....Provides state-of-the-art and practical perspectives for the psychologist serving on the front lines of occupational behavioral health.”

—PsycCRITIQUES (on the first edition)


“This work is invaluable in the hands of almost any graduate student, and is an absolute must-have for any social services or medical practitioner.”

—Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic (on the first edition)


“In the third edition of Military Psychology, Kennedy and Zillmer describe the growing array of services provided by military psychologists to the nation’s fighting forces during peacetime and war. This is an extraordinary resource for early-career military psychologists, psychologists contemplating a military career, and forensic psychologists conducting evaluations of national security personnel and military veterans. The expansive case illustrations provide rich detail and context. The book is a model of clarity, organization, and transparency. Kennedy and Zillmer, along with their impressive list of contributors, demystify the role of military psychologists and reveal the procedures, standards, methods, regulations, and commitment to ethical practices that underlie their work.”

—David M. Corey, PhD, ABPP, private practice, Lake Oswego, Oregon


“The third edition of this now-classic work provides a comprehensive, scholarly, and very informative look at topics including fitness for duty, evidence-based behavioral health, sexual assault, suicide, personnel selection, and other important domains affecting the military and those who serve. With contributors selected for their topic expertise, this volume is sure to be one of the most useful sources for informing evidence-based psychology applications in military contexts, and understanding how they have evolved. Highly recommended.”

—Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University


“As a 27-year Army veteran, now working with community mental health initiatives, I find myself turning to this reference more and more often. The third edition offers important updates on a broad range of topics, presenting a helpful perspective on both the journey so far and opportunities for the future. Issues of mental health in the military, especially conditions arising from service, require attention across patients, providers, and organizations. Many thanks to Kennedy and Zillmer for their continued service to this field.”

—Lt. Col. Maura A. "Mo" Gillen, U.S. Army (retired), Instructor, Family-to-Family peer education program, National Alliance on Mental Illness


“This book thoroughly covers the vital area of service member mental health and describes many significant resources available to those serving today and in the future. I was particularly struck by the focus on resiliency. We have long valued this quality in the design and construction of ships and submarines, but the human aspects of resilience in the military were overlooked for too long. This is a crucial guide not only for mental health professionals, but also for leaders from across the various military career tracks.”

—Capt. Larry D. Burrill, U.S. Navy (retired)

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Table of Contents

List of Cases

1. A History of Military Psychology, Mathew P. McCauley, Eric A. Zillmer, & Carrie H. Kennedy

2. Military Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations, James M. Keener, Christopher Merchant, & Chad Morrow

3. Military Stress Reactions, Marcus R. VanSickle, Emmett Arthur, & Jessica M. LaCroix

4. Evidence-Based Treatments of Common Psychological Health Disorders in the Military, Michael A. Gramlich, Nancy A. Skopp, & Greg M. Reger

5. Behavioral Health Services within Primary-Care Clinics, Kevin Michael Wilfong, Jeffrey L. Goodie, Donald D. McGeary, & Alan L. Peterson

6. Managing Military-Specific Concussion for the General Practitioner, Heather G. Belanger, Patrick Armistead-Jehle, Jessica Parker, Sara M. Lippa, & Eveline F. Yao

7. Substance Use Disorder Services and Gambling Treatment in the Military, Tim Hoyt, Christopher J. Spevak, John A. Hodgson, William A. McDonald, & Revonda Grayson

8. Military Sexual Assault, Carrie L. Lucas, Ashley C. Schuyler, Sara Kintzle, Kelly M. Wails, Hannah I. Nordwall, & Carl A. Castro

9. Suicide Prevention and the Military Psychologist, Aaron D. Werbel, Mathew B. Rariden, Patricia J. Razuri, & Stephanie M. Long

10. Embedded and Expeditionary Mental Health Practice in the Military, Robert D. Lippy, Stephanie N. Pagano, Thomas J. Patterson, & Alan D. Ogle

11. Military Applications of Disaster Mental Health, Lyndse S. Anderson, Melisa S. Finley, & Jessica Y. Combs

12. Introduction to Operational Psychology, Thomas J. Williams, James J. Picano, Robert R. Roland, & L. Morgan Banks

13. Assessment and Selection of High-Risk Operational Personnel: Key Competencies of High-Risk Operators, James J. Picano, Robert R. Roland, & Thomas J. Williams

14. Security Clearance Evaluations, Carrie H. Kennedy & Sally Harvey

15. Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Training: Preparing Military Members for the Demands of Captivity, Melissa D. Hiller Lauby & Charles A. Morgan III

16. Crisis Negotiations in a Military Context, Michael J. Craw & Russell E. Palarea

17. Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical, Operational, Expeditionary, and Combat Environments, Carrie H. Kennedy

Index

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About the Editors

Carrie H. Kennedy, PhD, ABPP, is a Captain in the Medical Service Corps of the U.S. Navy and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia. She is board certified in both clinical and police and public safety psychology and is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the American Psychological Association (APA). She currently serves as Member-at-Large, American Board of Police and Public Safety Psychology, and as Division 19 (Society for Military Psychology) Representative, APA Council of Representatives. Her awards include the Charles S. Gersoni and Robert S. Nichols Awards from APA Division 19, and she is a two-time Navy Psychologist of the Year winner. Dr. Kennedy has more than 70 publications in the areas of military psychology, aeromedical psychology, and neuropsychology. She is the author or editor of six books, which have been translated into four languages.

• Author's website
• All titles by Carrie H. Kennedy

Eric A. Zillmer, PsyD, a clinical psychologist, is the Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He is a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the American Psychological Association, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology, for which he also served as president. Dr. Zillmer has done extensive work on terrorism as well as the psychology of Nazi Germany, including publications, media, and film. His latest film project was to assist in a Russian documentary entitled Trawinki: School of Executioners. He is the author of The Quest for the Nazi Personality and the text Principles of Neuropsychology, and coauthor of two psychological assessment measures, the d2 Test of Attention and the Tower of London Test. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Pennoni Honors College at Drexel.

• Author's website

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Contributors

Lieutenant Lyndse S. Anderson, PhD, United States Navy, Special Psychiatric Rapid Intervention Team (SPRINT) West, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, San Diego, CA

Patrick Armistead-Jehle, PhD, ABPP,Concussion Clinic, Munson Army Health Center, Fort Leavenworth, KS

Captain Emmett Arthur, PsyD, United States Army, Behavioral Health Officer, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK

Colonel (Ret) L. Morgan Banks, PhD, United States Army, Special Psychological Applications, Southern Pines, NC

Heather G. Belanger, PhD, ABPP, Command Surgeon Office, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, FL

Colonel (Ret) Carl Andrew Castro, PhD, United States Army, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Major Jessica Y. Combs, PsyD, United States Air Force, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

Michael J. Craw, PhD, Police Psychologist, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, CA

Major Melisa S. Finley, PsyD, United States Army, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI

Captain Jeffrey L. Goodie, PhD, ABPP,Medical and Clinical Psychology Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

Michael A. Gramlich, PhD,VA Puget Sound Health Care System, American Lake Division, Tacoma, WA

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Revonda Grayson, PhD, United States Air Force

Colonel (Ret) Sally Harvey, PhD, United States Army

John A. Hodgson, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

Tim Hoyt, PhD, MBA, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, The Pentagon, Arlington, VA

Commander James M. Keener, PsyD, United States Navy, Virginia Beach, VA

Captain Carrie H. Kennedy, PhD, ABPP, United States Navy, Psychiatry Department, Navy Medicine Operational Training Command Detachment, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, FL

Sara Kintzle, PhD,USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Jessica M. LaCroix, PhD, Suicide Care, Prevention, and Research Initiative, Henry M. Jackson Foundation; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

Captain Melissa D. Hiller Lauby, PhD, ABPP, United States Navy, Warrior Toughness, Naval Service Training Command, Great Lakes, IL

Sara M. Lippa, PhD, ABPP, National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

Commander Robert D. Lippy, PhD, ABPP, United States Navy, Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, California

Lieutenant Commander Stephanie M. Long, PhD, MSCP, ABPP, United States Navy, Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, 21st Century Sailor Office (OPNAV N17), Arlington, VA

Major Carrie L. Lucas, PhD, MSW, MPA, MMOAS, LICSW, United States Air Force, Mental Health Flight Commander, Tinker Air Force Base, OK

Captain Mathew P. McCauley, PsyD, Irish Defence Forces; Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Captain (Ret) William A. McDonald, MD, United States Navy, Psychiatry Department, Navy Medicine Operational Training Command Detachment, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, FL

Donald D. McGeary, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatryand Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center,San Antonio, TX

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher A. Merchant, PsyD, United States Army Reserve, Virginia Beach, VA

Charles A. Morgan III, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, New Haven, CT

Lieutenant Colonel Chad E. Morrow, PsyD, ABPP, United States Air Force, United States Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, FL

Captain Hannah I. Nordwall, MSW, LCSW, United States Air Force, United States Air Force Academy, CO

Lieutenant Colonel Alan D. Ogle, PhD, United States Air Force, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaisance Wing, Langley Air Force Base, VA

Major Stephanie N. Pagano, PsyD, ABPP, United States Army, Mountain Post Behavioral Health (Multi-D), Fort Carson, CO

Russell E. Palarea, PhD,Operational Psychology Services, LLC, Alexandria, VA

Lieutenant Colonel Jessica Parker, PsyD, ABPP, United States Army, Alexandria, VA

Major Thomas J. Patterson, PsyD, United States Army, Clinical Psychology Internship Program, Behavioral Health Medical Education, Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

Alan L. Peterson, PhD, ABPP,Division of Behavioral Medicine, Military Health Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas; STRONG STAR Consortium

Colonel (Ret) James J. Picano, PhD, United States Army Reserve; NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

Commander Mathew B. Rariden, PsyD, ABPP,Outpatient Mental Health, U.S. Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan

Lieutenant Colonel Patricia J. Razuri, PsyD, ABPP, United States Army, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA

Greg M. Reger, PhD,Mental Health Service, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Tacoma, WA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

Colonel (Ret) Robert R. Roland, PsyD, United States Army

Ashley C. Schuyler, MPH, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Nancy A. Skopp, PhD, Psychological Health Center of Excellence, Defense Health Agency (DHA), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, WA

Christopher J. Spevak, MD, MPH JD, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

Lieutenant Marcus R. VanSickle, PhD, ABPP, United States Navy, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

Captain Kelly M. Wails, MSW, LSCW, United States Air Force, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention & Treatment (ADAPT), Moody Air Force Base, GA

Captain Aaron D. Werbel, PhD, United States Navy, Naval Hospital 29 Palms, CA

Lieutenant Kevin Michael Wilfong, PhD, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

Colonel (Ret) Thomas J. Williams, PhD, United States Army, Senior Operational Psychologist, Houston, TX

Colonel Eveline F. Yao, MD, MPH, United States Air Force; Command Surgeon Office, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, FL

Eric A. Zillmer, PsyD,Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

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Audience

Military psychologists; civilian mental health professionals who work with service members and veterans, including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and counselors; police and law enforcement psychologists.

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Course Use

Serves as a text in graduate-level courses. Please see a sample military psychology course syllabus at https://www.guilford.com/add/kennedy2-syllabus.pdf.

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Previous editions published by Guilford:

Second Edition, © 2012
ISBN: 9781462506491

First Edition, © 2006
ISBN: 9781572307247

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New to this edition:

• Chapters on new topics: the spectrum of military stress reactions, concussion management, military sexual assault, embedded/expeditionary psychological practice, and security clearance evaluations.
• Fully rewritten chapters on evidence-based treatments, behavioral health in primary care, and disaster mental health.
• Incorporates major shifts in how and where military mental health services are delivered.