"For Health Professionals" Resources

DCoE Resources

• Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder
• Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Resources for Health Care Providers Treating Service Members, Veterans and Military Families
• Children of Military Service Members Resource Guide
• DCoE Resilience Continuum 
• Take Note

Publications

• Total Force Fitness for the 21st Century, A New Paradigm
• Free downloadable publications from the National Academies Press

Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Veterans Health Administration's Office of Quality and Performance Website
• U.S. Army Medical Command Quality Management Office
• VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Substance Use Disorders (SUD)

Websites

• Real Warriors Campaign
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Deployment Health Clinical Center
• Veterans Affairs' National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
• TRICARE
• Military Treatment Facility Locator
• Force Health Protection and Readiness
• Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
• Deployment Health and Family Readiness Library
• International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
• Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Initiative
• Veterans Affairs' PILOTS Database
• PTSD 101
• DHCC's Clinicians
• RESPECT - Mil
• The Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) On-Line Training Program
• Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) Post-Deployment Health (PDH) Desk Reference Toolbox
• American Psychological Association
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Institutes of Health
• National Center for Telehealth and Technology
• Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
• NCIRE-The Veterans Health Research Institute
• Courage to Care Courage to Talk

Reading/textbook List

• The Prescriber's Guide (Essential Psychopharmacology Series) by Stephen Stahl and published by Cambridge University Press; 3rd edition (2009)
  This is an excellent and easy to read reference covering over 100 psychotropic meds. It includes dosing, mechanisms of action, contraindications, and other useful information.

Other Resources

• VA Booklet: "Guide to VA Mental Health Services for Veterans and Families"