Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families: A Practitioner's Guide

Edited by Douglas K. Snyder and Candice M. Monson

HARDCOVER
Published: July 24, 2012
ISBN 9781462505401
345 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"

ORDER CODE: 9781462505401

Presenting couple-based interventions uniquely tailored to the mental health needs of military and veteran couples and families, this book is current, practical, and authoritative. Chapters describe evidence-based interventions for specific disorders—such as posttraumatic stress, depression, and substance abuse—and related clinical challenges, including physical aggression, infidelity, bereavement, and parenting concerns. Clear guidelines for assessment and treatment are illustrated with helpful case examples; 18 reproducible handouts can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8½" x 11" size. The book also provides essential knowledge on the culture of military families and the normative transitions and adjustments they face.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Empirical and Conceptual Foundations
1. Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families: Evidence and Rationale, Candice M. Monson and Douglas K. Snyder
2. Understanding the Effects of Military Life and Deployment on Couples and Families, James A. Martin and Michelle D. Sherman
3. A Framework for Accessing Resources for Military and Veteran Couples and Families, Laurie B. Slone, Matthew J. Friedman, and Barbara Thompson
4. Transitioning to and from Deployment, Kevin S. Beasley, Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth, and June Behn Watts
II. Evidence-Based Interventions
5. Enhancing Parenting in Military and Veteran Families, Ellen R. DeVoe, Ruth Paris, and Abigail Ross
6. Infidelity and Other Relationship Betrayals, Douglas K. Snyder, Donald H. Baucom, Kristina Coop Gordon, and Brian D. Doss
7. Intimate Partner Violence, Richard E. Heyman, Casey T. Taft, Jamie M. Howard, Alexandra Macdonald, and Pamela S. Collins
8. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Its Comorbidities, Candice M. Monson, Steffany J. Fredman, and David S. Riggs
9. Depression, Mark A. Whisman and Steven L. Sayers
10. Substance Use Disorders, Jeremiah A. Schumm and Timothy J. O’Farrell
11. Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury, Shirley M. Glynn
12. Grief and Loss, David M. Scheider, Lance Sneath, and Thomas C. Waynick
III. Integration and Implications
13. Integration and Implications for Clinical Practice and Research, Douglas K. Snyder and Candice M. Monson
APPENDICES, Philippe Shnaider, Valerie Vorstenbosch, and Sonya G. Wanklyn
Appendix A. Resources for Military and Veteran Couples and Families
Appendix B. United States Military Ranks
Appendix C. Military Structure and Unit Sizes
Appendix D. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Organizational Structure
Appendix E. Common Terms and Abbreviations

ABOUT THE EDITORS

Douglas K. Snyder, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Texas A&M University. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Research Contribution Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Family Psychology from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Snyder has served as Editor of the Clinician's Research Digest and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Family Psychology. His research and publications focus on couple- and family-based interventions.

Candice M. Monson, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is President-Elect of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies and is a Fellow of the American and Canadian Psychological Associations, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the Royal Society of Canada. Dr. Monson is a foremost expert on traumatic stress and the use of individual and conjoint therapies to treat PTSD. She is coauthor of Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD and Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD and coeditor of Effective Treatments for PTSD, Third Edition, among other books