Psychiatry in the army: A brief historical perspective and current developments

K. L. Cozza; Robert E Hales

Psychiatry in the army: A brief historical perspective and current developments

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

A brief historical review of military psychiatry in the United States Army is presented, focusing on the development of psychiatric treatment of soldiers with acute stress reactions. The authors outline the current roles of the military psychiatrist during peacetime and war, including direct care provider, consultant, and administrator, and discuss the contributions of military psychiatry to the civilian sector in the areas of crisis intervention, community psychiatry, family psychiatry, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	413-418
Number of pages	6
Journal	Hospital and Community Psychiatry
Volume	42
Issue number	4
State	Published - 1991
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health

Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Psychiatry in the army: A brief historical perspective and current developments'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

@article{b8a4a6aa12f246fd8f24f935e6e417e3,

title = "Psychiatry in the army: A brief historical perspective and current developments",

abstract = "A brief historical review of military psychiatry in the United States Army is presented, focusing on the development of psychiatric treatment of soldiers with acute stress reactions. The authors outline the current roles of the military psychiatrist during peacetime and war, including direct care provider, consultant, and administrator, and discuss the contributions of military psychiatry to the civilian sector in the areas of crisis intervention, community psychiatry, family psychiatry, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.",

author = "Cozza, {K. L.} and Hales, {Robert E}",

year = "1991",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "42",

pages = "413--418",

journal = "Psychiatric Services",

issn = "1075-2730",

publisher = "American Psychiatric Association",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Psychiatry in the army

T2 - A brief historical perspective and current developments

AU - Cozza, K. L.

AU - Hales, Robert E

PY - 1991

Y1 - 1991

N2 - A brief historical review of military psychiatry in the United States Army is presented, focusing on the development of psychiatric treatment of soldiers with acute stress reactions. The authors outline the current roles of the military psychiatrist during peacetime and war, including direct care provider, consultant, and administrator, and discuss the contributions of military psychiatry to the civilian sector in the areas of crisis intervention, community psychiatry, family psychiatry, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.

AB - A brief historical review of military psychiatry in the United States Army is presented, focusing on the development of psychiatric treatment of soldiers with acute stress reactions. The authors outline the current roles of the military psychiatrist during peacetime and war, including direct care provider, consultant, and administrator, and discuss the contributions of military psychiatry to the civilian sector in the areas of crisis intervention, community psychiatry, family psychiatry, and substance abuse prevention and treatment.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025859012&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0025859012&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article

C2 - 2050356

AN - SCOPUS:0025859012

VL - 42

SP - 413

EP - 418

JO - Psychiatric Services

JF - Psychiatric Services

SN - 1075-2730

IS - 4

ER -

Psychiatry in the army: A brief historical perspective and current developments

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Other files and links

Cite this