Welcome to the Military & Veterans SIG!

The Military & Veterans SIG continues to focus on the development of our SIG. We are working on symposia with the ACLP, APA, and EAPM which should be of interest to all, including those who do not work primarily with military/veteran populations. With ever-increasing numbers of veterans being seen in civilian hospitals and clinics, the Military & Veterans SIG remains committed to serving as a source of information and education to the Academy. Please sign up if you are interested in learning more or participating!

Mission Statement and SIG Goals:

• • • To provide a forum for exchange of ideas to include both the successes and challenges of working in and with active-duty Military and Veteran populations within the DoD/VA and in civilian institutions.
    • To enable networking, collaboration, and discourse amongst ACLP members, enhance content and expertise in the evaluation and psychiatric practice in active-duty Military and Veteran populations among ACLP members.
    • To develop and present symposia and workshops on topics related to the Military and Veteran populations at the ACLP Annual Meeting.
    • To recognize the most common psychiatric manifestations among Military and Veteran populations and provide clinicians with the knowledge and tools necessary to the practice of psychiatry within this population.
    • To provide a central repository of Military and Veterans resources.
    • To encourage and foster new publications of psychiatric issues unique to the Military and Veteran populations.
    • To promote collaboration and research among Military and Veteran Psychiatry specialists and other disciplines, including participation in interdisciplinary forums for the development of best practices.

How to Join:

Military & Veterans SIG Listserv

The primary means of communication among members of the Military & Veterans SIG is via listserv. Only members of the SIG may post and receive group messages, as well as view the archived postings. All ACLP members are welcome to join the Military & Veterans SIG. To join, edit your ACLP membership profile:

Log in to your profile.

On the “Account” tab, click “Personal Info” in the left menu.

Toward the bottom of the Personal Info page is the list of Special Interest Groups. Check the box for each SIG you wish to join. Or clear the checkbox to unsubscribe from a SIG.

Review/update your other profile information, and click the ”SAVE” button at the bottom of the page.

SIG Tracks:

1. Research Track: Sofia Matta, MD and James Rustad, MD
2. Education and Training Track: James Rustad, MD and Andrea DeSimone, DO
3. Scholarship and Publications Track: Sofia Matta, MD and James Rustad, MD
4. DEI: Shruti Mutalik, MD

Useful Sites:

MEDSCHOOL, PSY, Education, Fellowships (usuhs.edu)

ISTSS – International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

Home — Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (cstsonline.org)

Suicide Prevention – Mental Health – Mental Health (va.gov)

Military Sexual Trauma: Resources – Mental Health (va.gov)

Center for Deployment Psychology |

ACLP Military and Veterans SIG Selected Bibliography:

Psychiatry.org – Psychiatry and Military Service

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management and Rehabilitation of Post-Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Headache

VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide

Management of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) (2021) – VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines

The Management of Chronic Multisymptom Illness CMI 2021 – VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines

National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide (va.gov)

Military-and-Veteran-Suicide-Prevention-Strategy.pdf (whitehouse.gov)

Resources:

Support for Military Personnel & Families | Military OneSource

Resources And Support | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)

The PACT Act And Your VA Benefits | Veterans Affairs

News and Reviews of Military and Veteran C-L Psychiatry:

(ACLP News, Psychiatric News, APA Annual Meeting Highlights)

American Psychiatric Association Foundation Exhibit Features Wounded Warrior Project | WWP

APA Foundation – New Ways of Healing: Military Psychiatry and Veterans’ Mental Health (apafdn.org)

Psychiatry.org – Military and Veteran Mental Health

A SIG is Born