Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families (eBook)

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 and Director of Clinical Training at Ryerson University in Toronto. She is also an Affiliate of the Women's Health Sciences Division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, where she previously served as Deputy Director. Dr. Monson's research focuses on intimate relationships and traumatic stress and the use of conjoint therapy to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She has published extensively on the development, evaluation, and dissemination of PTSD treatments more generally, as well as gender differences in violence perpetration and victimization.

I. Empirical and Conceptual Foundations1. Couple-Based Interventions for Military and Veteran Families: Evidence and Rationale, Candice M. Monson and Douglas K. Snyder2. Understanding the Effects of Military Life and Deployment on Couples and Families, James A. Martin and Michelle D. Sherman3. A Framework for Accessing Resources for Military and Veteran Couples and Families, Laurie B. Slone, Matthew J. Friedman, and Barbara Thompson4. Transitioning to and from Deployment, Kevin S. Beasley, Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth, and June Behn WattsII. Evidence-Based Interventions5. Enhancing Parenting in Military and Veteran Families, Ellen R. DeVoe, Ruth Paris, and Abigail Ross6. Infidelity and Other Relationship Betrayals, Douglas K. Snyder, Donald H. Baucom, Kristina Coop Gordon, and Brian D. Doss7. Intimate Partner Violence, Richard E. Heyman, Casey T. Taft, Jamie M. Howard, Alexandra Macdonald, and Pamela S. Collins8. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Its Comorbidities, Candice M. Monson, Steffany J. Fredman, and David S. Riggs9. Depression, Mark A. Whisman and Steven L. Sayers10. Substance Use Disorders, Jeremiah A. Schumm and Timothy J. O’Farrell11. Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury, Shirley M. Glynn12. Grief and Loss, David M. Scheider, Lance Sneath, and Thomas C. WaynickIII. Integration and Implications13. Integration and Implications for Clinical Practice and Research, Douglas K. Snyder and Candice M. MonsonAPPENDICES, Philippe Shnaider, Valerie Vorstenbosch, and Sonya G. WanklynAppendix A. Resources for Military and Veteran Couples and FamiliesAppendix B. United States Military RanksAppendix C. Military Structure and Unit SizesAppendix D. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Organizational StructureAppendix E. Common Terms and Abbreviations