Making of an Army Psychologist

The late Bob Worthington was a retired Army officer with 15 years in the infantry and special operations and 10 years as a clinical psychologist. He was also a retired university professor, having taught psychology, business and journalism, and an award-winning writer of 2600+ publications. He lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

“I recommend that those of us who are affected with PTSD, whether diagnosed by the institutions that purport to serve us or passed over by its incompetence, consider reading this autobiography in the hopes that we may find insights into a lingering condition we know too well and find some peace in the madness of war.”—The Veteran

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I—Graduate School: August 1969 to August 19731. Graduate School2. Northern Arizona University: From Combat to Classes3. The University of Utah: Moving to Salt Lake City4. Dissertation: The Demise of the ArmyPart II—Post-Graduate Fellowship: August 1973 to August 19745. Post-Doc Fellowship: 31 August 1973 to 31 August 19746. My One-Year FellowshipPart III—Practicing as an Army Psychologist: September 1974 to July 19787. Fort Polk: 20 September 1974 to 30 July 19758. Clinical Support and Research Studies: Project OSUT9. Health Services Command Psychology ConsultantPart IV—Return to Practicing Psychology: July 1976 to September 198110. Psychology Service at Brooke Army Medical Center: Department of Psychiatry11. Operation Homecoming: Returning Home12. Some Repatriated POWs I Met13. U.S. Olympics and Sports Psychology: The Modern Pentathlon14. Continued Adventures in Flying15. Being Demoted, Three TimesPart V—Doing What I Love Most: Community Psychology: July 1978 to September 198116. Community Mental Health Service: The Previous Chief and His Problem17. What Community Mental Health Services Are Provided: What I Do at CMHS18. ­Non-Military Endeavors (Moonlighting): Why?19. Retirement: When It BeganEpilogueMilitary HistoryChapter NotesIndex