Military Psychology by Carrie H Kennedy

Military Psychology by Carrie H Kennedy

*An acclaimed work, thoroughly revised and updated and featuring three new chapters. *Authors include experts from different military branches as well as others who work with military personnel. *Covers advances in core clinical areas, such as trauma, plus issues specific to the military, such as blast concussion screening, hostage negotiation, and the psychology of terrorism. *Important resource for mental health professionals and military trainers, as well as law enforcement and intelligence personnel.

- A straightforward guide to the assessment and treatment of modern service members....It would surely be useful not only to practitioners of psychology in today's armed forces, but also to clinicians and leaders in a variety of circumstances whose work brings them into contact with service members. The book covers clinical and operational psychology in rich detail. --The Military Psychologist, 7/21/2012ƒƒ 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, 7/21/2012ƒƒ 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, 7/21/2012ƒƒ Each chapter is authored independently. This makes the book an ideal class supplement because the instructor can use each unique topic according to the needs of the class....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, 7/21/2012

Carrie H. Kennedy, PhD, ABPP, is a Captain in the Medical Service Corps of the U.S. Navy and is 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. Dr. Kennedy is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the American Psychological Association (APA), for which she currently serves on the Council of Representatives. In 2019 she received APA Division 19’s (Society for Military Psychology) Robert S. Nichols Award for excellence in service by uniformed clinical psychologists to military personnel and their families. 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. Eric A. Zillmer, PsyD, is the Carl R. Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology and Director of Athletics at Drexel University in Philadelphia. He is a clinical psychologist and a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, the American Psychological Association, the Society for Personality Assessment, and the National Academy of Neuropsychology, for which he has also served as president. Dr. Zillmer has written extensively in the areas of sports psychology, neuropsychology, and the psychology of terrorists. He is the author of several books, including Principles of Neuropsychology and The Quest for the Nazi Personality: A Psychological Investigation of Nazi War Criminals, and the coauthor of two psychological assessment procedures: the d2 Test of Attention and the Tower of London test.

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ISBN 13	9781462506491
ISBN 10	1462506496
Title	Military Psychology
Author	Carrie H Kennedy
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Guilford Publications
Year published	2012-09-10
Number of pages	409
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