Deployment Psychology Blog

CDP News: 13 Oct. 2017

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. It was a short week this time around, due to the holiday, but there’s still plenty to talk about.

Research Update: 12 October 2017

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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:

● Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy the Gold Standard for Psychotherapy? The Need for Plurality in Treatment and Research.
● The Sexual Harassment–Suicide Connection in the U.S. Military: Contextual Effects of Hostile Work Environment and Trusted Unit Leaders.
● Exercise and the Prevention of Depression: Results of the HUNT Cohort Study.

Staff Perspective: Are All Upsetting Experiences “Traumatic”?

Andrew Santanello, Psy.D.

One of the things that I have noticed over the years is that most people (including many clinicians and Service members) are confused about the clinical definition of “trauma.” These days, the word “trauma” has become a buzzword in our culture to describe negative life experiences that continue to have an impact on one’s life after the fact. 

CDP News: 6 Oct. 2017

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. We’re heading into the long weekend, but we’ve got a few items to talk about first.

Research Update: 5 October 2017

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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: 

  • Trends and factors associated with insomnia and sleep apnea in all United States military service members from 2005 to 2014.
  • Does CO-MORBID obstructive sleep apnea impair the effectiveness of cognitive and behavioral therapy for insomnia?
  • Pilot study comparing telephone to in-person delivery of cognitive-behavioural therapy for trauma-related insomnia for rural veterans.

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