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The need for psychodynamic principles in outreach to new combat veterans and their families.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Kudler, H
Published in: J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry
2007

Although Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has come to be understood in primarily biological terms, the problems of returning combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan (and indeed, of their families) are best understood in psychodynamic terms. Their needs would be better met through a public health model that incorporates progressive outreach and engagement of all new veterans rather than a traditional medical model which focuses only on those with a biological disorder. Work with new veterans and their families requires facilitation of their own adaptive processes (psychological, social, and biological). This approach carries with it the potential to reorient and revitalize the theory and practice of psychiatry.

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J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry

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ISSN

1546-0371

Publication Date

2007

Volume

35

Issue

1

Start / End Page

39 / 50

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Warfare
  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Military Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Family
  • Community-Institutional Relations
 

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Kudler, H. (2007). The need for psychodynamic principles in outreach to new combat veterans and their families. J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry, 35(1), 39–50. https://doi.org/10.1521/jaap.2007.35.1.39
Kudler, Harold. “The need for psychodynamic principles in outreach to new combat veterans and their families.J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry 35, no. 1 (2007): 39–50. https://doi.org/10.1521/jaap.2007.35.1.39.
Kudler H. The need for psychodynamic principles in outreach to new combat veterans and their families. J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry. 2007;35(1):39–50.
Kudler, Harold. “The need for psychodynamic principles in outreach to new combat veterans and their families.J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry, vol. 35, no. 1, 2007, pp. 39–50. Pubmed, doi:10.1521/jaap.2007.35.1.39.
Kudler H. The need for psychodynamic principles in outreach to new combat veterans and their families. J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry. 2007;35(1):39–50.

Published In

J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

1546-0371

Publication Date

2007

Volume

35

Issue

1

Start / End Page

39 / 50

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Warfare
  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Military Psychiatry
  • Humans
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Family
  • Community-Institutional Relations