Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 23 March 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 23.03.2023 1:35 pm

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Policy Recommendations for Increasing the Use of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Military Health System.
● The Impact of Just and Unjust War Events on Mental Health Need and Utilization within U.S. Service Members.
● Less daytime sleepiness and slow wave activity during sleep predict better physical readiness in military personnel.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode - “ACTing on Anger, but In a Good Way”

By Kevin Holloway  on 22.03.2023 11:52 am
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Many years ago when I was working as a staff psychologist at Madigan Army Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Clinic, I started receiving referrals for a number of soldiers requesting therapy for “anger management.” The request was not unheard of necessarily, but there seemed to be a sudden uptick in requests at one point. Several Stryker units had returned from deployment recently and had gone through some post-deployment evaluations to identify possible problematic areas that may need clinical care and several, for whatever reason, had been identified as having anger management issues.
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Research Update: 16 March 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 16.03.2023 1:13 pm
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● In-Theater Mental Health Disorders Among U.S. Soldiers Deployed Between 2008 and 2013.
● Mental health of U.S. combat veterans by war era: Results from the National health and Resilience in veterans study.
● Exposure to Bullying or Hazing During Deployment and Mental Health Outcomes Among US Army Soldiers.

Research Update: 9 March 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 09.03.2023 11:57 am
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include: 
● Massed vs Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
● Short sleep duration is associated with a wide variety of medical conditions among United States military service members.
● Trends in suicide rates by race and ethnicity among members of the United States Army.

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