DR. BRET A. MOORE
AUTHOR AND MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANT
"My heart was pounding and my stomach was in knots.
I watched my feet move through the sand as if I were watching a movie.
What happens if I find the man that just tried to kill me and my friends?
Will I kill him? Will he kill me? I’m glad I never found out."
-Soldier explaining what it was like searching for a bomber in Iraq
San Antonio, TX 78260
ph: 713-823-2869
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Bret A. Moore, Psy.D., ABPP is an expert in military psychology and issues related to military mental health. He is a former Active Duty Army psychologist and a two-tour veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. For his contributions in military psychology, he was awarded the Arthur W. Melton Early Achievement Award by Division 19 (Society for Military Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and the Early Career Achievement Award for Public Service Psychology by Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service). Dr. Moore is also a board-certified clinical psychologist, a prescribing psychologist, and Fellow of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Moore has authored and edited several books including Treating PTSD in Military Personnel: A Clinical Handbook, Wheels Down: Adjusting to Life After Deployment, Handbook of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Psychologists, The Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Handbook of Counseling Military Couples, and Living and Surviving in Harm's Way. He is the Series Editor of Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy in Clinical Practice with Routledge/Taylor & Francis. He writes a biweekly column on military mental health issues titled Kevlar for the Mind, which is published in Army Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times, and Air Force Times. He is also author of the syndicated blog The Camouflage Couch published by Psychology Today.
Dr. Moore has provided dozens of media interviews on military mental health issues, clinical psychology, and psychopharmacology including New York Times, USA Today, Time, Fox News Radio, NPR, BBC, and CBC.
READ DR. MOORE'S RECENT COLUMN IN "THE NEW REPUBLIC"
READ DR. MOORE'S COLUMN "KEVLAR FOR THE MIND"
READ DR. MOORE'S SYNDICATED BLOG "THE CAMOUFLAGE COUCH"
READ DR. MOORE'S ARTICLE "COMBATING STRESS IN IRAQ" IN SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND
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“The definitive reference for the defining challenge of courage. If you are a vet, love a vet, or work with vets, then this book is a must-read. If only this book had been available to the veterans coming home from Vietnam.”
—Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, author of On Killing and On Combat
“Surviving Fallujah was one thing; fighting the battle within, at home, is quite another. As an Army medic who survived the greatest battle of the Iraq War, I would have put this book in my aid bag for each of my troops to read upon redeployment. Now, as a counselor for the VA, I’ll make sure my troops do.”
—Brock A. McNabb, Combat Medic, U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, OIF II & OIF 06-08
“Moore and Kennedy have provided a practical, hands-on collection of sound advice, tips, techniques, and strategies for returning service personnel and their family members. This engaging book should be must-reading for all returning warriors and those mental health workers who serve them.”
—Donald Meichenbaum, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Research Director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention, Miami, FL
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TREATING PTSD IN MILITARY PERSONNEL: A CLINICAL HANDBOOK
"From leaders in the field, this is one of the most comprehensive books available on PTSD. It covers all the major treatment approaches, as well as associated clinical issues, and is the first volume to apply this amazingly useful knowledge to the specific needs of Service Members and Veterans. Case vignettes bring each treatment approach to life. This is a 'must read' for anyone working with the military or with PTSD patients more broadly, and will give students preparing to intern in a VA hospital the cultural competence needed to work within the military culture. I am grateful for the publication of this gem of a book."
Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP, Director, Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program, Emory University School of Medicine
"While the treatment of PTSD in combat veterans is still evolving, this book provides an impressive review of the most thoroughly studied psychological treatments. Synthesizing two decades' worth of research, the volume offers clinicians valuable information. Of equal importance, it offers hope that even more progress will be made in addressing this often chronic condition."
Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, Medical Director, The Trauma Center; Department of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine
"The book is very clearly written and offers straightforward explanations of important scientific concepts. It features vital information to guide evaluation, diagnostic assessment, and decision making about clinical care for service members and veterans with PTSD. The book comes at a very appropriate time. I believe it will quickly become an essential item in the clinical arsenal of mental health professionals who interact with service members and veterans."
Alexander Neumeister, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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