January 05, 2010
Tough on trauma, tough on the causes of trauma:
Clinical psychologist and US Congressman Tim Murphy has volunteered to treat soldiers traumatised by the war he voted for.
From January's APA Monitor magazine:
Clinical child psychologist Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) has consistently voted to continue America's military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan while appreciating the deepening psychological toll the repeated deployments and combat experiences are taking on service members. That's why Murphy, 57 and now in his forth congressional term, secured a commission as a military psychologist in the Naval Reserve.
“It'd be difficult for me to continue to vote to send soldiers there and not provide for them what they needed when they got back,” he says.
Freudians would have a field day with you my lad.
Link to 'U.S. Congressman will provide psychological services to military'.
