{"id":3053,"date":"2025-06-02T18:49:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T18:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.psva.org\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2025-06-02T19:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T19:13:22","slug":"dr-marietta-publishes-book-about-military-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.psva.org\/?p=3053","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Marietta Writes Book About Military Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/news.psva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ROBERT-MARIETTA.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3056\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Marietta, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Bob Marietta, Psychiatric Society of Virginia and APA member, wrote a book about military mental health called <em>Reflections of a Military Psychiatrist<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much has been written about military mental health, but nothing has done the issue justice. Accounts from those on the inside of the system are missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Reflections of a Military Psychiatrist<\/em> is a deepdive into the world of military mental health. The book provides a rare, powerful account from the perspective of a career military psychiatrist who served across multiple branches, including the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Veterans Affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/news.psva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Reflections-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3057\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/news.psva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Members-in-the-News-Marietta-Reflections-of-a-Military-Psychiatrist_Tip-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Marietta has spent his career serving as a psychiatrist in the military and Veterans Affairs. He earned a commission through the Navy and his MD from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He completed a Navy psychiatry residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and then served with the 3d Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan. After leaving the Navy, Dr. Marietta joined the Public Health Service and has served on active duty since. He has provided care for tens of thousands of service members, their families, and veterans. He is passionate about the military and mental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Bob Marietta, Psychiatric Society of Virginia and APA member, wrote a book about military mental health called Reflections of a Military Psychiatrist. Much has been written about military mental health, but nothing has done the issue justice. Accounts from those on the inside of the system are missing. 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