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Virtual Reality

Glantz K., Rizzo A.A., & Graap K. Virtual Reality for psychotherapy: Current reality and future possibilities. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 40(1/2), 55-67.

Rizzo A., Rothbaum B.O., & Graap, K. (2007). Virtual reality applications for combat-related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In: Figley, C.R. & Nash W.P. (Eds.), Combat stress injury theory, research, and management (pp. 295-329). New York: Taylor and Francis Books.

Rizzo, A., Graap, K., Perlman, K., McLay, R., Rothbaum, B., Reger, G., et al. (2008). Virtual Iraq: Initial results from a VR exposure therapy application for combat-related PTSD. Studies In Health Technology And Informatics, 132, 420-425.

Rothbaum, B. O., Ruef, A. M., Litz, B. T., Han, H., & Hodges, L. (2003). Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy of combat-related PTSD: A case study using psychophysiological indicators of outcome. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 17(2), 163-178.

Difede, J., Cukor, J., Jayasinghe, N., Patt, I., Jedel, S., Spielman, L., Giosan, C., & Hoffman, H. G. (2007). Virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder following September 11, 2001. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 68, 1639-1647.

Gerardi, M., Rothbaum, B. O., Ressler, K., Heekin, M., & Rizzo, A. (2008). Virtual reality exposure therapy using a virtual Iraq: Case report. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 209-213.


Suicide

Bodner, E., Ben-Artzi, E., & Kaplan, Z. (2006). Soldiers who kill themselves: The contribution of dispositional and situational factors. Archives of Suicide Research, 10(1), 29-43.

Comtois, K. A. & Linehan, M. M. (2006). Psychosocial treatments of suicidal behaviors: A practice-friendly review. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(2), 161-70.

Eaton, K. M., Messer, S. C., Garvey Wilson, A. L., & Hoge, C. W. (2006). Strengthening the validity of population-based suicide rate comparisons: An illustration using U.S. military and civilian data. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 36(2), 182-191.

Hall, R. C., Platt, D. E., & Hall, R. C. (1999). Suicide risk assessment: A review of risk factors for suicide in 100 patients who made severe suicide attempts. Evaluation of suicide risk in a time of managed care. Psychosomatics, 40(1), 18-27.

Kaplan, M. S., Huguet, N., McFarland, B. H., & Newsom J. T. (2007). Suicide among male veterans: A prospective population-based study. Journal Of Epidemiology And Community Health, 61(7), 619-24. Erratum in: Journal Of Epidemiology And Community Health, 61(8), 751.

Mann, J. J., Apter, A., Bertolote, J., Beautrais, A., Currier, D., Haas, A., et al. (2005). Suicide prevention strategies: A systematic review. Journal of the American Medical Association, 294(16), 2064-2074.

Motto J., & Bostrom, A. (2001). A randomized controlled trial of postcrisis suicide prevention. Psychiatric Services, 52, 828-833.

Payne, S. E., Hill, J. V., & Johnson, D. E. (2008). The use of unit watch or command interest profile in the management of suicide and homicide risk: Rationale and guidelines for the military mental health professional. Military Medicine, 173(1), 25-35.


Computerized Interventions and Approaches

Kenardy, J.A, Dow, M.G.T., Johnston, D.W., Newman, M.G., Thomson, A., Taylor, C.B. et al. (2003). A comparison of delivery methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy for Panic Disorder: An international multicenter trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(6), 1068-1075.

Newman, M.G. (2004). Technology in psychotherapy: An introduction. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60(2), 141-145.

Proudfoot, J., Ryden, C., Everitt, B., Shaprio, D., Goldberg, D., Mann, A. et al. (2004). Clinical efficacy of computerised cognitive-behavioural therapy for anxiety and depression in primary care: Randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 185, 46-54.

Reger, G.M. & Gahm, G.A. (2009). A meta-analysis of the effects of Internet- and computer-based cognitive-behavioral treatments for anxiety. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65(1), 53-75.

Wilson, J. A. B., Onorati, K., Mishkind, M., Reger, M. A., & Gahm, G. A. (2008). Soldier attitudes towards technology-based approaches to mental healthcare. Cyberpsychology & Behavior, 11(6), 767-769.


Telehealth

Barnett, J.E. & Scheetz, K. (2003). Technological advances and telehealth: Ethics, law, and the practice of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 40(1/2), 86-93.

Conrad, K. (1998). Making telehealth a viable component of our national health care system. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29(6), 525-526.

Folen, R.A., James, L.C., Verschell, M., & Earles, J.E. (2005). Telehealth and health psychology: Emerging issues in contemporary practice. In: James, L.C. & Folen, R.A. (Eds.), The primary care consultant: The next frontier for psychologists in hospitals and clinics (pp. 269-285). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Frueh, B. C., Monnier, J., Yim, E., Grubaugh, A. L., Hamner, M. B., & Knapp, R. G. (2007). A randomized trial of telepsychiatry for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 13(3), 142-147.

Hilty, D., Marks, S., Urness, D., Yellowlees, P., & Nesbitt, T. (2004). Clinical and educational telepsychiatry applications: A review. Canadian Psychiatric Association Bulletin, 49(1), 12-23.

O'Reilly, R., Bishop, J., Maddox, K., Hutchinson, L., Fisman, & M., Takhar, J. (2007). Is telepsychiatry equivalent to face-to-face psychiatry? Results from a randomized controlled equivalence trial. Psychiatry Service, 58(6), 836-843.


SWAP/PDHA-RA

Gahm. G., Swanson, R., Lucenko, B., & Reger, M. (under review). History and implementation of Ft. Lewis Soldier Wellness Assessment Program.

Gahm, G. A., & Lucenko, B. A. (2008). Screening soldiers in outpatient care for mental health concerns. Military Medicine, 173(1), 17-24.

Milliken, C. S., Auchterlonie, J. L., & Hoge, C. W. (2007). Longitudinal assessment of mental health problems among active and reserve component soldiers returning from the Iraq War. Journal of the American Medical Association, 298(18), 2141-2148.

Wright, K. M., Bliese, P. D., Thomas, J. L., Adler, A. B., Eckford, R. D., & Hoge, C. W. (2007). Contrasting approaches to psychological screening with U.S. combat soldiers. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(6), 965-975.


Stigma

Gould, M., Greenberg, N., & Hetherton, J. (2007). Stigma and the military: Evaluation of a PTSD psychoeducational program. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(4), 505-515.

Greene-Shortridge, T.M., Britt, T.W., Andrew, C. (2007). The stigma of mental health problems in the military. Military Medicine, 172(2): 157-161.

Hoge, C. W., Castro, C. A., Messer, S. C., McGurk, D., Cotting, D. I., & Koffman, R. L. (2004). Combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health problems, barriers to care. New England Journal of Medicine, 351(1), 13-22.


Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Hoge, C. W., McGurk, D., Thomas, J. L., Cox, A. L., Engel, C. C., & Castro, C. A. (2008). Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in US soldiers returning from Iraq. New England Journal of Medicine, 358(5), 453-463.

Kim, E. (2002). Agitation, aggression, and disinhibition syndromes after Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurorehabilitation, 17(4), 297-310.

Schneiderman, A. I., Braver, E. R., & Kang, H. K. (2008). Understanding sequelae of injury mechanisms and mild Traumatic Brain Injury incurred during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Persistent postconcussive symptoms and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. American Journal of Epidemiology, 167(12), 1446-1452.

Schwab, K. A., Ivins, B., Cramer, G., Johnson, W., Sluss-Tiller, M., Kiley, K., et al. (2007). Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury in troops returning from deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq: Initial investigation of the usefulness of a short screening tool for Traumatic Brain Injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 22(6), 377-389.


Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Hoge, C.W., Auchterlonie, J.L., & Milliken, C.S. (2006). Mental health problems, use of mental health services, and attrition from military service after returning from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. Journal of the American Medical Association, 295(9), 1023-1032.

Kennedy, J.E., Jaffee, M.S., Leskin, G.A., Stokes, J.W., Leal, F.O., & Fitzpatrick, P.J. (2007). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-like symptoms and mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 44(7), 895-920.

Lapierre, C.B., Schwegler, A.F., & LaBauve, B.J. (2007). Post-Traumatic Stress and depression symptoms in soldiers returning from combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(6), 933-943.

McFarlane, A. (2004). The contribution of epidemiology to the study of traumatic stress. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39(11), 874-882.

Reger, M., Gahm, G., Swanson, R., & Duma, S. (Under Review). The association between number of deployments to Iraq and mental health screening outcomes in U.S. Army soldiers.


Prolonged Exposure/EMDR/Other

Bryant, R.A., Mastrodomenico, J., Felmingham, K.L., Hopwood, S., Kenny, L., Kandris, E., et al. (2008). Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of General Psychiatry, 65(6), 659-667.

Davidson, P.R. & Parker, K.C.H. (2001). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR): A meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69(2), 305-316.

Pitman, R. K., Orr, S. P., Altman, B., Longpre, R. E., Poiré, R. E., & Macklin, M. L. (1996). Emotional processing during eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy of Vietnam veterans with chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 37(6), 419-429.

Taylor, S., Thordarson, D. S., Maxfield, L., Fedoroff, I. C., Lovell, K., & Ogrodniczuk, J. (2003). Comparative efficacy, speed, and adverse effects of three PTSD treatments: Exposure therapy, EMDR, and relaxation training. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(2), 330–338.

Institute of Medicine. (2007). Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: An assessment of the evidence. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Foa, E. B., Keane, T. M., Friedman, M. J., & Cohen, J. A. (2009). Effective treatments for PTSD, second edition. New York: Guilford.


Military Culture

Reger, M. A., Etherage, J. R., Reger, G. M., & Gahm, G. A. (2008). Civilian psychologists in an Army culture: The ethical challenge of cultural competence. Military Psychology, 20(1), 21-35.