Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Helping the Helpers

Christy Collette

As we wind down PTSD awareness month, I want to focus on us….the helpers. While we are all adept at identifying PTSD symptoms in our patients, we are less adept at recognizing our own struggles. We have the honor and privilege of hearing the stories our clients share with us, but with that comes some occupational stress that is unique to those in the helping profession

Research Update: 22 June 2023

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Toward military cultural competence among new civilian mental health providers.
● Social support as a predictor of outcomes of cognitive behavioral therapy with a trauma focus delivered face-to-face and via guided internet-based self-help.
● Sex differences in hardiness, coping, and health in new West Point cadets.

Staff Perspective: A New Resource for Anyone Interested in Animal-assisted Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Dr. Jenny Phillips

Animal-assisted Therapy (AAT) for post-traumatic stress disorder is an interesting and appealing topic for many clinicians. This blog identifies a recently published text that includes information about AAT with practical clinical applications but also information likely to appeal to a wider audience, including non-clinicians.

Research Update: 15 June 2023

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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● ​Toward military cultural competence among new civilian mental health providers.
● ​The association of military sexual assault and nonsuicidal self-injury in U.S. Gulf War-I era veterans.
● ​Smoking Cessation and Changes in Anxiety and Depression in Adults With and Without Psychiatric Disorders.

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