Psychiatrists in Combat

Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPHProfessor of PsychiatryUniformed Services of the Health Scientists301-801-4723 LTC Christopher H WarnerLTC(P), MC,Ft Hood, Texas931-257-0522 Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH COL (Ret) US Army Chief Medical Officer District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health Washington DC USA Acting Medical Director Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Department of Behavioral Health Washington DC USA Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington DC USA Professor of Psychiatry Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Bethesda, MD USA Previous work experience includes: Psychiatry Consultant to the Army Surgeon General Chief, Forensic Psychiatry, Walter Reed Health Care System Chief, Inpatient Psychaitry, Walter Reed Health Care System Chief, Community Psychiatry, Walter Reed Health Care System Medals: Legion of Merit Expert Field Medical Badge Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal w/One Oak Leaf Clusters Army Commendation Medal w/Three Oak Leaf Clusters Global War of Terrorism Medal Army Achievement Medal Overseas Ribbon (Two) National Defense Service Medal (Two) Korean Service Ribbon Expeditionary Medal Dr. Ritchie was the chair for 9 workships during 2014 APA.

The Road to Iraq.- Farm Boy Turned Military Psychologist: A Summary of War Deployment Experiences, Struggles, and Coping.- Someone Always Has It Worse: The Convoy to Balad.- Psychiatrists in Combat: From the Deckplates to Division.- Occupational Therapists Share Deployment Experiences from Iraq and Afghanistan.- The Most Efficient Marine.- The Purposeful Doctor.- The Iraqi Heart of Darkness: A Visit to Abu Ghraib.- The Two Sides of Modern Day American Combat: From Camp Austerity to Camp Chocolate Cake.- Zero To Sixty: From Residency to the War Zone.- Research at the Tip of the Spear.- From Battalion Surgeon to Combat Psychiatrist: Three Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.- "Oh, The Things You Can Find".- Chronicles from the Cradle of Civilization.- To Squander the Fighting Strength? Personal.- Experiences with Preventive Psychiatry and the Dilemma of Wartime Public Mental Health.- Learning to Scale the Wall.- Shrink in the Making: Learning to Become a Psychiatrist From the War Wounded.- After the Smoke Clears.- The French Fourragère: Gore and Lore.- Leaving Our Mark.- Last of the OSCAR Psychologists in Afghanistan: An Expeditionary Model of Care Jesse.