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Clinician to frontline soldier: A look at the roles and challenges of army clinical psychologists in Iraq
Author(s) -
Moore Bret A.,
Reger Greg M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20218
Subject(s) - service member , psychology , military personnel , service (business) , military psychology , military service , iraq war , service personnel , medical education , medicine , law , political science , economy , economics
Psychologists have a long and respected history of service during wartime that dates back to World War I. From the early days of scientific personnel selection, clinical psychologists have made a number of wartime contributions. Today, Army clinical psychologists serving in Iraq are providing behavioral health services as both clinicians and prevention specialists in order to meet the psychological and emotional needs of service members abroad. They are also performing as Army officers and soldiers contributing to the success of military operations as a whole. The authors, two clinical psychologists and Army officers currently deployed to Iraq, provide a small glimpse into the clinical and personal opportunities and challenges faced by wartime Army clinical psychologists. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 62: 395–403, 2006.