Denver Health provides first-of-its-kind military training
Since joining the U.S. Army Reserve seven years ago, I have had a lot of time to study the military training needs for Army Mental Health Specialists. I am grateful to my employer, Denver Health, and to my colleagues there — especially Dr. Scott Simpson,...
Marijuana no treatment for PTSD
I joined the U.S. Army in 2012 at age 42 largely because I am a psychiatrist who wants our active-duty and veteran service members and their families to receive the mental healthcare they need and deserve. I continue to serve and was deployed to the Middle East in the...
Marching the talk in the Army
I watched in 2011 as Dr. Christian Thurstone, my relatively quiet and shy (c’mon, I’m comparing him to me) psychiatrist-scientist-husband (and the man whose website you’re reading) wrestled with the news of mental health problems among active-duty...
Authorities destroy $24M marijuana operation
Local, state and federal officials today destroyed more than 11,000 marijuana plants in a forest outside Pueblo, Colo. The grow operation, which authorities said was the work of a Mexican drug cartel, was valued in excess of $11 million. (Update, July 16: Authorities...
Commissioning Maj. Thurstone
Today, Dr. Thurstone picked up another title: U.S. Army Major. He was commissioned to serve as an officer in the Army Reserves’ 807th Medical Command — specifically in a unit focused on “combat stress reduction.” Dr. Thurstone is the only...Read the book
Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. This book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction.