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Brett Litz

Clinical psychologist and Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Boston University

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    Brett Litz, Ph.D.is a clinical psychologist and Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology.  Dr. Litz is also the Director of the Mental Health Core of the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiological Research and Information Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System.  Dr. Litz is principal investigator on various research projects funded by the Department of Defense and the NIMH.  Dr. Litz is internationally recognized as an expert on military trauma and early intervention for trauma and traumatic loss and devotes his career to evaluating the mental health outcomes associated with military deployments across the lifespan, the assessment and treatment of PTSD using Telehealth approaches, with an emphasis on early intervention for combat and operational trauma and loss. Dr. Litz’s recent work entails evaluations of the psychological and social impact of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars chiefly among active-duty military personnel as well the development and testing of novel primary prevention, pre-clinical, and clinical intervention strategies for service members.  He has over 200 publications and has authored two books. Dr. Litz is a fellow in the American Psychopathological Association and the Association for Psychological Science, and he is a member of the Psychological Subcommittee of the Defense Health Board.  He has also been a member of various special committees sponsored by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and the National Institute of Mental Health.

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    Moral injury — the quiet epidemic of soldiers haunted by what they did during wartime

    May 7, 2015

    Vox Brett Litz, College of Arts & Sciences On March 24, 2007, in a city just north of Baghdad, US Army infantryman Alex Horton shot a man twice in the abdomen… View full article quoting expert Brett Litz

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    Healing – Can We Treat Moral Wounds?

    March 21, 2014

    Huffington Post Brett Litz, College of Arts & Sciences Few life traumas can match the experiences of a medic in combat, or etch so deeply and painfully into a soul… Expert quote: “We have no illusion of quick-fix cure for serious and sustained moral injury.” View full article

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    ‘Moral Injury’: Gaining Traction, But Still Controversial

    June 25, 2013

    WBUR Brett Litz, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Medicine One after another, veterans would come in to Jonathan Shay’s office with stories of a death they couldn’t shake… Expert quote: “Self-harm might arise because you feel unforgivable and damned and you may feel at a very deep level that you deserve to suffer. […]

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    Iraq War Casualties Still Ripple Across The Home Front

    March 17, 2013

    Huffington Post Brett Litz, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Medicine Nightfall and still over 100 degrees as the gun trucks of a U.S. military convoy known as Dagger Three Seven growl in S-turns past the concrete barriers and blast walls and concertina razor wire that guard the back gate of Camp Anaconda, lurching […]

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    UK study: Violence more likely among vets, troops

    March 15, 2013

    Associated Press Brett Litz, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Medicine Young men who have served in the British military are about three times more likely than civilians to have committed a violent offense, researchers reported Friday in a study that explores the roots of such behavior… Expert quote: ‘‘For some soldiers, it’s hard […]

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    Coming Home Shell-Shocked

    December 10, 2012

    Pacific Standard Brett Litz, School of Medicine Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president who led the United States into the depths of total war and back out again, has a little-visited memorial on the far side of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C… View article

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    New effort at TCU focuses on combat veterans’ moral injuries

    June 5, 2012

    Star-Telegram Brett Litz, School of Medicine War changes people. That is indisputable… View article

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    Post-Traumatic Stress’s Surprisingly Positive Flip Side

    March 22, 2012

    New York Times Brett Litz, School of Medicine Sgt. Jeffrey Beltran pulled a heavily creased Post-it note from the pocket of his fatigues, unfolded it and looked over a list he jotted down earlier that day… View article

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