The Military Clinical Psychologist of the Armed Forces Health Service facing the medical-psychological emergency and in external operations (part 2)

Military psychologists carry out prevention measures, selection and care activities with members of the various armed forces. Clinical psychologists of the Armed Forces Health Service (AHS), under the status of Army Nurses and Technicians (MITHA), form the Psychologists Corps of the AHS since 2015. In collaboration with the psychiatrists and medical officers of the armed forces, they participate in the actions of the health teams deployed on the ground in exceptional health situations, during serious events or during external operations. In the second part of this interview, the psychologist hors classe Laurent Brulin discusses these areas of professional practice by relying on his clinical field practice within military environments abroad (Djibouti, Jordan, Mali). He focuses on issues of operational stress and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as the end-of-mission device commonly known as decompression chambers. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.