Hello Friends Well, maybe it isn't me after all. Some of what I have tried to copy and paste just isn't getting onto the page for some reason. Anyhow, here is an article about the dilema faced with mental health workers in the military and trying to treat our soldiers the best way they can. HOME SEARCH NEWS SERVICE LETTERS ABOUT DV CONTACT SUBMISSIONS To Heal or To Patch? Military Mental Health Workers in Iraq by Stephen Soldz www.dissidentvoice.org November 29, 2005 The Wall Street Journal has a new article on the role of mental health professionals in treating war trauma in Iraq. The military has caught on to how these workers can aid the war effort and has increased their per capita numbers. Rather than seeking the best treatment to help traumatized soldiers recover from their stressful and horrific experiences, these professionals attempt to patch soldiers in order to return them to combat. As the article illustrates in its lead paragraph: Lt. Maria Kimble, an Army mental-health worker, runs a two-person counseling team out of a small plywood office here. As part of a "combat stress detachment," her job is to help soldiers cope with the horror of the battlefield -- so that they can return to it as soon as possible. Ethical questions are raised, and then ignored by these workers, who after all, are primarily involved in serving the war effort: "There are a lot of ethical questions about it," says Col. Levandowski. "The oath I take as a physician is to do no harm," he says. But "ultimately, we are in the business of prosecuting a war." Clearly, the best interests of the patients are at best one of several factors weighed by these professionals: "I do ache for these guys," says Col. Levandowski. "But if you send too many (soldiers) home, the risk is that mental health will be seen as a ticket out of country." Success is measured as much by whether a soldier returns to combat as whether (s)he feels better. Speaking of her treatment of a soldier affected by witnessing bombings and bomb scenes, Lt. Kimble says that his condition is probably staying level. "Anyone dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder should have a calm, safe environment and not have to go back to such traumas," she says. Sgt. Parkinson, however, will likely finish his deployment, which ends in the spring. By the standards of Iraq, Lt. Kimble says that is a success. Since these mental health professionals give greater priority to the needs of the military for manpower than to the needs of the of the soldiers they treat, this "treatment" raises serious ethical issues. Using common sense interpretations, the treatment is in contradiction to the ethical codes of most mental health professions. Thus, the American Psychological Association Code of Ethics says: Psychologists strive to benefit those with whom they work and take care to do no harm. In their professional actions, psychologists seek to safeguard the welfare and rights of those with whom they interact professionally and other affected persons, and the welfare of animal subjects of research. When conflicts occur among psychologists' obligations or concerns. Surely, returning a traumatized soldier to combat where he may be retraumatized does not satisfy the "do no harm" provision. The American Psychological Association does exempt those whose work requires them to perform in violation of its ethics, if the psychologist takes steps to resolve the conflict between orders and the Ethics Code. Do psychologists working in Iraq taken those steps? I doubt it. The American Psychiatric Association has the Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry. These Principles are clear that a physician "must recognize responsibility to patients first and foremost." It further states "a physician shall, while caring for a patient, regard responsibility to the patient as paramount." In cases of conflict between law and the best interests of the patient, "A physician shall respect the law and also recognize a responsibility to seek changes in those requirements which are contrary to the best interests of the patient." Do military psychiatrists carry out their "responsibility to seek changes" in policies that can return traumatized patients to combat? As the Wall Street Journal article indicates, the answer is usually "no". The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers goes further than the APAs in requiring social workers to notify clients of any conflicts between their interests and the interests of other organizations such as the military. The Code says that "Social workers' primary responsibility is to promote the well-being of clients" However, the Code does recognize potential conflicts between loyalty to clients and to "he larger society or specific legal obligations." However, in cases of such conflicts, "clients should be so advised." One wonders how often military mental health workers advise soldiers that their primary loyalty is to the larger military and not to the individual soldier they are "treating." Do they let the soldiers know that their welfare matters only to the degree it is consistent with returning the soldier to his/her unit? Unlikely. Interestingly, while the social workers' Code states that social workers "respect and promote the right of clients to self-determination and assist clients in their efforts to identify and clarify their goals," the Code goes on to state: Social workers may limit clients' right to self-determination when, in the social workers' professional judgment, clients' actions or potential actions pose a serious, foreseeable, and imminent risk to themselves or others. One wonders how many social workers in the military, like Lt. Kimble from the Wall Street Journal article, have ever considered that returning a soldier to combat may "pose a serious, foreseeable, and imminent risk to themselves or others?" Surely, returning to a position where you stand a serious risk of dying or being injured constitutes a risk to self. Additionally, having a traumatized soldier on the streets of Iraq must often "pose a serious, foreseeable, and imminent risk to others." Were any of those soldiers lethally firing upon Iraqi civilians at roadblocks returned to combat after being "treated" by one of "combat stress detachments?" Additionally, other soldiers may be put at risk by having the comrade beside them preoccupied by flashbacks or nightmares of previous horrors. [In writing about the social workers' Code, I do not mean to criticize the National Association of Social Workers, which has taken a strong position against he war from the beginning. See their October 7, 2002 Letter to President Bush, the NASW document A Legacy of Peace; The Role of the Social Work Profession, and their strong May 14, 2004 Letter to Senator Warner, Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee protesting abuse of POWs. Would that other national mental health organizations, e.g., the American Psychological Association or the American Psychiatric Association, had taken such strong stands.] These Ethics Codes are only binding on members of the organizations promulgating them. If any of the mental health professionals serving in Iraq are members of these associations, they are technically subject. For example, if Lt. Maria Kimble is a member of NASW, she would be subject to the NASW Code, on pain of loosing her membership. However, these codes are considered to be standards for ethical conduct for the profession in general. I am not a strong supporter of ethics codes, as they are frequently bureaucratic statements designed to protect the profession from bad publicity or increased regulation rather than to truly protect the public from wrongdoing. However, having adopted these codes, one sign of their being taken seriously by these professional organizations would be that action was taken against egregious violations by those in service to the powerful, such as those professionals serving in the military. In additions to the NASW positions mentioned above, these association have felt obligated to take positions in the wake of the Abu Ghraib horrors and in response to participation of psychologists and psychologists in the abuses at Guantanamo, the American Psychiatric Association has announced that psychiatrists should never participate in coercive interrogations, while the American Psychological Association bowed to the powerful and took a weaker position, stating "psychologists do not direct, support, facilitate or offer training in torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment" but, like the US government, this APA carefully avoided defining "torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment." To my knowledge, none of these major professional associations has directly addressed the obvious ethical conflicts involved in mental health professionals aiding the military by helping patch up soldiers only to send them back to suffer potential further injury, mental and/or physical, in combat. While it would be unlikely for these organizations to bite the hand that feeds them and directly take on the military -- after all, the American Psychological Association has had a division of military psychology since 1945 -- progressives can pressure these organizations to require member professionals serving in the military to be up front with soldiers as to their multiple and conflicted loyalties. Veterans and GI organizations can alert soldiers to the dual loyalties of those offering to "help" them. These organizations, and mental health professionals can help establish alternative organizations, independent of the military, to help traumatized soldiers when they get home. Beyond that, it remains for the antiwar movements, and the citizenry at large, to fight against the wars that create these ethical conflicts. Stephen Soldz is a psychoanalyst, psychologist, public health researcher, and faculty member at the Institute for the Study of Violence of the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. He is a member of Roslindale Neighbors for Peace and Justice and founder of Psychoanalysts for Peace and Justice. He maintains the Iraq Occupation and Resistance Report web page and the Psyche, Science, and Society blog. He can be reached at: ssoldz@bgsp.edu. HOME

HELLO Everybody You would think that once a soldier finally comes home from the war his or hers battle would be over. Not the case though.Many of our veterans ans active military have to fight for the medical treatment that were promised upon enlistment. This is unjust and something needs to be done right now to improve health care for our military people. Vets fight, this time for benefits By Jessie Stensland Dec 03 2005 Many of the men and women who served in the military now are fighting at home to get the benefits the nation promised them. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray heard details of the struggle during a veterans roundtable in the Oak Harbor Senior Center Wednesday afternoon. Veterans from Whidbey Island and Skagit County voiced their many concerns with the Veteran’s Administration bureaucracy and the problems with the health care system for veterans. They had a long list of specifics: They described how veterans have to travel long distances, stand in long lines and add their names to months-long waiting lists to see a doctor. In many cases, medical services are barely there — especially for mental health or women’s health issues. Many doctors also refuse to accept veteran’s Tri-Care insurance because of the red tape and low reimbursement. And prescription drug co-payments are increasing. “If they have enough money to put uniforms on them and send them into harm’s way,” said Bill Schrier of the American Legion, “why don’t we have enough money to spend on them when they come home?” Murray said she’s been fighting and will keep fighting for veterans. She said it’s especially important in military communities like Island County, where about 12,000 veterans live, for services to be accessible and effective. “Here more than anywhere,” she said, “we need to show them we are keeping our commitment.” Murray complained that a representative from the VA was supposed to be at the Oak Harbor meeting, but the person cancelled at the last moment. “It’s consistent with what’s been happening,” she said, referring to the lack of openness from the VA. She said the VA does a lot of good work, but she believes bureaucrats are feeling pressure from the Bush Administration. “They are being stymied about what they can say,” she said. Murray, the first woman to sit on Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, described her struggle in Congress to get adequate funding for VA health care; prevent the VA for mistreating veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder; improve support and transition services for Guard and Reserve members; and keep VA hospitals open in the state. Murray, a Democrat, said she finally succeeded in an effort to increase funding for VA health care by $1 billion after offering, and losing, three amendments in votes along party lines. She said the Bush Administration finally admitted that a $1 billion shortfall she had predicted based on the increased costs from the war. “It’s an incredibly important win, but it shouldn’t have been that hard,” she said. She added that benefits for veterans didn’t used to be a partisan issue. Still, the senator said the $1 billion won’t be nearly enough and she’s working to get more. She said the VA was “grossly unprepared” to deal with the growth in demand for services and the number of Iraq veterans accessing care. Hurricane Katrina made the problem worse. At least one major VA hospital was destroyed and will have to be rebuilt. Murray said the funding should not come out of the VA budget. Murray discussed a Bush administration plan to shut down a VA hospital in Washington state and open up seven smaller clinics for veterans. The problem, she said, was that the Republican administration provided money to close the hospitals, but no money to build the clinics. Murray said the administration tried to take back soldiers’ enlistment bonuses after they re-enlisted, but the Democrats successfully fought the proposal. President George W. Bush did not immediately respond to an e-mail message for comment. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © Copyright 2005 Whidbey News Times Mental Health And Political Forums http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=10129 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=9637 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8212 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=7420 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8259 Lifetime web building and hosting for under $40. One time payment http://www.superpayline.com/p002859 The most advanced VOIP system there is anywhere. https://wv0079721.betteruniverse.com/members/index.php?action=buy_miphone Better Universe. The People Helping People Company http://wv0079721.betteruniverse.com

Hello Friends There are many improvements in medical care in the war zone that are enabling soldiers to get patched up physiaclly and sent right back into action. However, the mental health side of injuries is still lagging a bit behind what we know needs to be done to help our soldiers. Technology, medical advances raise soldiers' survival rates By KEN FUSON REGISTER STAFF WRITER November 28, 2005 First Sgt. Brent Jurgersen's experiences in Iraq - he was critically injured twice - illustrate several trends in this war. 1. Fewer wounded soldiers are dying on the battlefield. A study published last year in the New England Journal of Medicine found that about nine of every 10 soldiers are surviving their war wounds, the highest survival percentage in U.S. history. As of Sunday, 1,653 U.S. soldiers have been killed in action, while more than 15,800 have been wounded. (The total number of U.S. deaths, 2,106, also includes those who died in nonhostile activities.) In World War II, the study showed, about 30 percent of Americans who were wounded on the battlefield died from their injuries. The figure was 24 percent during the Vietnam War. The report's author, Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, said Kevlar helmets and vests are partly responsible for the improved survival rate. In addition, Gawande said today's troops are benefitting from quick-acting trauma teams on the battlefield. And the time it takes to get a wounded soldier to a hospital also has decreased sharply. In Vietnam, it took an average of 45 days to get a wounded soldier to a hospital, he said; today, it takes about four days. "Military doctors are still performing very much at unprecedented levels," Gawande said in an e-mail. 2. Those wounded soldiers who survive often suffer dramatic, disfiguring injuries. That's the darker side to the increased survival rate. Surgeons at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., have seen an increase in what one doctor called "devastating extremity injuries" due to mortar blasts and other explosions. Military officials say they are seeing about twice the rate of injuries requiring amputation that they saw in World War I and World War II. At Walter Reed, for example, 299 service members have been treated for injuries that required at least one limb to be amputated. Many are surviving wounds that would have killed them in past wars. USA Today reported earlier this year that some troops who survive bomb and rocket attacks also are suffering brain damage from the concussions of the blasts. A Walter Reed neurologist likened the injuries to "shaken-baby syndrome." 3. More injured soldiers are returning to active duty. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, 53 percent of the 15,800 troops injured in the war were able to return to active duty within 72 hours. But military officials say an increasing number of seriously injured soldiers, like Jurgersen, want to return to active duty when they might have automatically received a medical discharge in the past. And they are being encouraged to do so, through a new program called the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Project. "That's very much different," said Lt. Col. Kevin Arata, public affairs officer for the Army's human resources command. One example is Capt. David Rozelle, who returned to his command in Iraq despite injuries that required his foot to be amputated, Arata said. Arata said the Army has changed its philosophy. If an injured soldier wants to remain on active duty and is physically able to do so, every attempt will be made to allow him or her to do so. "That's a sea change in how we're looking at them," said Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty, an Army spokesman. He said 10 to 15 soldiers with amputations have returned to or remained on active duty, including a special forces soldier in Afghanistan. Hilferty said he doesn't know of a single Army soldier who has been medically discharged if he or she wanted to stay on duty. The wounded soldiers may not be able to return to combat positions, but the Army will try to find jobs they can do, he said. 4. Returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan are stretching the resources of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. About 450,000 soldiers and Marines, including National Guardsmen and reservists, who served in Iraq or Afghanistan have been discharged. Of those, about 120,000 have received medical treatment from the VA. James Nicholson, secretary of Veterans Affairs, said in an interview that the VA has been able to meet the needs of the returning soldiers, as well as the 7.5 million veterans enrolled in health care programs. But others aren't so sure. Bill Bradshaw, director of veterans service for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, said he agrees with the need for the VA to give first priority to veterans returning from the current conflicts, but he says that has affected veterans from other wars. "The lines are getting longer," he said. "You're sacrificing a little bit." Others have suggested that the VA does not have enough money to meet the increased demand, particularly for mental health care. Several studies have shown an increasing number of returning soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Mental Health And Political Forums http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=10129 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=9637 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8212 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=7420 http://community.adlandpro.com/forumShow.aspx?ForumID=8259 Lifetime web building and hosting for under $40. 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Hello Friends While the different depts of mental health are trying to deal with existing situations causing such things as PTSD and depression there is a need for expanded services in certain areas. Our soldiers are facing stress related disorders as the result of combat. Many people are facing the same situation as the result of this hurricane season and the up comming holidays. Then there is another group of people who are especialy hard hit and particularly during the holidays. We have combat soldiers who have also lost their homes and their families have been uprooted due to the hurricanes. Can you even imagin what these people are going through. I am going to compile a list of places where people can at least donate a little something in order to help ease the pain and stress of this holiday season for those in need. Please watch for an update on this forum Holidays can magnify storm victims' stress By Rachel Leifer The wreckage in parts of south Mississippi mirrors the mental state of some of its residents, and the holidays could compound that stress, experts say. Though signs of hope are visible among the ruins, victims of Hurricane Katrina should be watchful for symptoms of anxiety and depression this holiday season, said Jamie Aten, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi. ADVERTISEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR: 5-10 yrs experie... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLINICAL COMPUTER ANALYST Hattiesburg Clinic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PART-TIME MAINTENANCE HELPER: No Experience Necessary PART-TIME MAINTENANCE HELPER: No Experie... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warehouse Positions Hudson Salvage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Top Jobs About Top Jobs "For some, this is a time for renewed priorities and strengthened interpersonal relationships - there is a new hope that's there," said Aten, who also directs the school's Spirituality and Disaster Research Team, a group of graduate students that has been interviewing storm victims about how the event affected their religious faith for the past two months. "At the same time, many people are struggling significantly with losses of homes and loved ones." Emotional reactions to disasters like the Aug. 29 storm are as individual as the people who live through them, Aten said. For one Gulfport man, being sheltered by a neighbor he had never met after his own home was engulfed by floodwaters renewed his faith in community; others in Biloxi and Ocean Springs reported that they are finding strength they didn't know they had by being forced to fix roofs or resurrect fences. "But a lot of folks we've spoken to are feeling fearful, or guilty if their homes survived and a neighbor's didn't," Aten said. Those emotions can be magnified during the holiday season, when memories of a world that now looks different can be particularly potent, said Patsilu Reeves, a family life education specialist with Mississippi State University's extension service who has been working with families affected by the storm. "The holidays are a time when people normally think about family and being at home," Reeves said. "That is going to very painful for those living in tents or trailers in their yards." Rather than offering a welcome break from the rigors of everyday life, this year's holiday season may trigger retraumatization for storm victims, said Hazel Moran of the National Mental Health Association, based in Alexandria, Va. "Normal activities aren't so normal anymore," said Moran, program director of youth and family outreach. "People think to themselves, 'Last year when I was celebrating the holidays, I was in my house, not a shelter or living with relatives.'" Serious disorders This year, families should also be vigilant for symptoms of PTSD -post-traumatic stress disorder - which go far beyond the usual holiday blues, said Judith Lyons, a clinical psychologist specializing in post-disaster trauma at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Jackson. Her clinic has accepted dozens of new patients since Katrina, she said. People suffering from PTSD re-experience traumatic events over and over - they don't just fret over the hassles those events caused, said Lyons. "Someone who would have PTSD from Katrina might wake up with nightmares of wind blowing and parts of their roof coming off, and feel that same fear they experienced in that moment," said Lyons, adding that adjustment disorders are more common after disasters than PTSD. Though it is among the more unlikely responses to living through an event like Hurricane Katrina, an estimated 7.8 percent of Americans will experience PTSD at some point in their lives, with women (10.4 percent) twice as likely as men (5 percent) to develop the disorder, according to National Center for -Post-traumatic Stress Disorder statistics. Money problems Financial worry is among the holiday season's least savory accompaniments under the best of circumstances. For families whose bank accounts have been depleted by the recovery effort, it is important not to allow usual expectations for the holidays to diminish the season's real meaning, said Moran. "Lots of people are financially unable to have a nice party or provide gifts for the kids," she said. "They should try not to set themselves up for disappointment by comparing memories of the good old days to what's in store for tomorrow." The typical stressors of the holidays - concerns about money, family and overindulgence in food and alcohol - can be problematic for storm victims who usually take these in stride, said Reeves. "Those people who get into a huge dither in normal times about having the perfect decorations and gifts, who think they need a handmade wreath at every window and natural garlands around the door, need to give themselves a break this year," she said, adding that the financial strain of disaster recovery will disrupt the holidays for many. "Martha Stewart isn't out there at 2 a.m. cutting that stuff - she has employees." For those without homes to decorate this year, "the main thing to remember is you have your family, and to enjoy them, even if that means asking for help when you would take care of everything yourself under different circumstances," said Reeves. Support from family Family support is a source of comfort for some, but not for all, said Moran. "Some people might experience depression this year because they want to be with their families and can't be, and others are so stressed out by their families that they want to get away," she said. "It's best to keep expectations for the holidays manageable, to set realistic goals." The holidays may mark the first reunion for some families since the hurricane, and those who didn't experience it firsthand or sustain major loss should be prepared to support family members who did, said Aten. "The key is to meet them wherever they are," he said. "If they are ready to talk, be willing to sit down with a cup of coffee and cry with them. If they're not ready yet, don't push them. Respect those boundaries." Experts agree that the most important tool in fighting the post-hurricane holiday blues is restoring as much normality as possible. "Try to observe the traditions the family has always kept," Aten advised. Holiday traditions make families unique - and efficient, said Reeves. "Family roles are already established for the holidays - we know we'll be at grandma's house and she'll do the turkey and Aunt Louis will make the pie. We develop these because they work for our families," she said. "But sometimes traditions have to change. It's best to try to keep any of those up, even if we can't go to grandma's house this year." The most important thing to remember in difficult times is that there is no "normal" response - but no one should confront stress alone, Aten said. "Each person is going to react differently to the hurricane, and that's OK," he said. "But if the intensity and duration of emotional distress continues and affects everyday living, relationships or work, then it's time to seek professional help." Originally published December 5, 2005 Print this article Email this to a friend Subscribe

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