Veteran Mental Health
A collection of posts and podcast focusing on Moral Injury
This post is part of a year-long series, The Paradox Problem. You can go here to see the introduction to the series, and see all the articles in the series here. We who have come back, by the aid of many lucky chances or miracles – whatever one may choose to call them – weRead more about The Survivor’s Guilt Paradox[…]
Summary: Honored for his groundbreaking work in the spiritual, holistic and community-based healing of veterans and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dr. Tick has been a psychotherapist for 40 years. He has been specializing in working with veterans since the 1970s. Dr. Tick is the author of Sacred Mountain, The Practice Of Dream Healing, The Golden Tortoise, Wild BeastsRead more about HST110 Dr. Ed Tick Part II – Veteran Mental Health[…]
Summary: Honored for his groundbreaking work in the spiritual, holistic and community-based healing of veterans and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Dr. Tick has been a psychotherapist for 40 years. He has been specializing in working with veterans since the 1970s. Dr. Tick is the author of Sacred Mountain, The Practice Of Dream Healing, The Golden Tortoise, Wild BeastsRead more about HST109 Dr. Ed Tick Part I – Moral Injury[…]
This post is an original article written by Dan Manning, CEO of Firepower Concepts, LLC. Dan is a United States Air Force senior leader, and is helping businesses and non-profits apply creativity to solve their toughest problems. This article addresses Moral Injury, a common topic on the Head Space and Timing Blog; you can read more aboutRead more about How Creativity is Helping a Veteran Recover what He Lost in a Place He Has Not Been[…]
Summary: Shira Maguen, Ph.D. is Mental Health Director of the OEF/OIF Integrated Care Clinic and Staff Psychologist on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team (PCT) at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC), and Associate Professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine. She is also the San Francisco site lead for theRead more about HST085 Moral Injury with Dr. Shira Maguen[…]
This is the 9th episode of the Veteran Mental Health Boot Camp, a series of podcasts that is looking at all aspects of Veteran Mental Health. Check out the first episode and all episodes as they’re released by going here Summary: Dr. Currier’s Research Interests: Applied Psychology of Religion and Spirituality Trauma and Loss Moral InjuryRead more about HST033: Moral Injury with Dr. Joseph Currier[…]
This post was originally posted as part of the American Counseling Association Blog Project. Original post can be located HERE In a previous post, I discussed how veterans experience more challenges than just PTSD and TBI, the primary conditions that most community members are aware of. In order to provide some deeper context, I’d like to expandRead more about Moral Injury: The Impact of Combat on Veteran’s Individual Morality[…]
In recent posts, I have discussed what PTSD is (and what it isn’t) and how difficult the transition between combat and home life is due to the violence of action paradox. These posts were intended to help raise the awareness of veteran mental health, for the veteran and everyone involved in a veteran’s life. WhileRead more about Injury of the Soul: Moral Injury and Combat Vets[…]