The Mental Life of a Combat Vet
Instructors
Ian Buckingham, M.D.
Herbert Stein, M.D.
Eldene Towey, M.D.
November 14, 2020
Saturday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Pay Fee $75
3 CME/CE credits offered.
Course Description
Armed conflict between different communities of humanity has been recorded for millennia. The effects of involvement in war on the lives of combatant soldiers and their families have over the centuries been extensively reported in histories, literature, and medical writings. The particular psychological consequences of involvement in combat have been the focus of attention and study for more than a hundred years, including in the psychoanalytic literature.
The course will be given by 3 psychiatrists, 2 of whom are psychoanalysts and one of whom is a retired US Army Major psychiatrist who treated soldiers in the field of combat in Afghanistan, and all of whom have extensive experience in working with veterans. The course will address issues of the history of psychoanalytic thought in regard to trauma, current dynamically informed treatment of veterans and the importance of the dynamics of the individual combat vet.
Ian D. Buckingham, M.D. is on the Faculty and former President of the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. He is also Chief of Psychiatry, Brooklyn VA.
Herbert H. Stein, M.D. is on the Faculty and former Director of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Education affiliated with NYU as well as former Deputy Chief of Psychiatry and Director of PTSD Program, Brooklyn VA.
Major Eldene G. Towey, M.D. (retired) is Chief of Addiction Psychiatry, Westchester Medical Center and former Medical Director, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program, Brooklyn VA.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe and critically evaluate the psychological consequences of military combat.
- Evaluate the role of conflict and adaptation to exposure to military combat.
- Identify psychotherapeutic strategies for working with veterans with exposure to military combat.
These articles are protected under relevant copyright regulations.They are available in the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute Electronic Reserve for your convenience, and for your personal use.
CLASS 1: November 14, 2020
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS
Shalev A, Liberzon I, Marmar C. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 22; 376(25):2459-2469. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1612499. Review.
Marmar CR, Schlenger W, Henn-Haase C, et al. Course of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 40 Years After the Vietnam War: Findings From the National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study. JAMA Psychiatry.2015;72(9):875–881. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.0803
Hoge CW, Warner CH, Castro CA. Mental health and the army. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014 Aug;71(8):965-6. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.689.