"Many people--including some mental health professionals and service members themselves--have the misconception that military deployment is highly likely to cause posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This book gives practitioners a more nuanced understanding of military stress reactions and related mental health concerns, from transient adjustment problems to clinical disorders. Drawing on expert knowledge of military environments and culture, Carrie H. Kennedy provides vital guidance for evidence-based assessment, intervention, and prevention. Kennedy emphasizes that overdependence on the diagnosis of PTSD can lead to suboptimal care, and shows how to tailor treatment to each service member's or veteran's needs. A crucial addition to any practitioner's library, the book is illustrated with numerous case vignettes"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: Basic truths about military stress, trauma, and posttraumatic stress disorder -- Military stress reactions and nomenclature -- Conceptual framework of military stress reactions -- Risk factors for military stress reactions -- Military cultural barriers to and facilitators of help seeking and care -- Culturally competent assessment of service members and veterans posttrauma -- Additional posttrauma considerations and comorbidities in service members -- Interplay of military stress reactions and concussions -- Intervention for and treatment of military stress reactions -- Prevention strategies for military stress reactions -- Posttraumatic growth and military service.