Edward Tick (born April 24, 1951) is an American psychotherapist, author, poet and international pilgrimage guide. He is best known for his work on treating war mental health trauma[1] and post traumatic stress disorder. Tick has been treating Vietnam war veterans since 1979 before the term PTSD came into use. Tick introduced[2] the identity model approach to PTSD seeing it as a "soul wound", similar to moral injury, rather than primarily a medical or psychological condition. In 2012 Tick presented training on PTSD for 2,000 members of the United States Army Chaplain Corps.[3] Tick was featured in "Forgiveness and Healing" episode of Link TV Global Spirit series.[4]
Education
editTick graduated with a BA degree in English from University at Albany in 1971 and an MS degree in Psychology from Goddard College in 1975. He received a PhD degree in Communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1981[5]
Selected works
editBooks
edit- Coming Home in Viet Nam. Tia Chucha. 2021-10-15. ISBN 978-1-882688-60-9.
- Tick, Edward (2005). Golden Tortoise. Red Hen Press. ISBN 978-1-59709-008-7.
- Sacred Mountain Vol. 1: Encounters with the Vietnam Beast, 1979-1984. Moon Bear Press. 1989. ISBN 0944164005.
- The Practice of Dream Healing: Bringing Ancient Greek Mysteries Into Modern Medicine. Quest Books. 2001. ISBN 9780835607995.
- War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation's Veterans from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Quest Books. 2005. ISBN 083560831X.
- Warrior's Return: Restoring the Soul after War. Sounds True. 2014. ISBN 978-1622032006.
Articles
edit- Tick, Edward (January 13, 1985). "Apocalypse Continued". The New York Times.
References
edit- ^ Brooks, David (November 19, 2018). "Fighting the Spiritual Void". The New York Times.
- ^ Tick, Edward (2013). "PTSD: The Sacred Wound". Health Progress (Saint Louis, Mo.). 94 (3): 14–22. PMID 23789462.
- ^ "Embracing the soul to heal war's pain". Times Union. August 16, 2012.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (April 10, 2009). "Spiritual Themes, Explored From Many Angles". The New York Times.
- ^ "Edward Tick in Psychology Today listing of mental health professionals".