The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Suicide Risk Evaluations and Suicide in the Veterans Health Administration.
● Army spouses’ mental health treatment engagement: The role of barriers to care.
● The Application of Trauma-Informed Care to Health Care for Military-Connected Individuals.
No one knows better than our clients what is going on in their world - their stressors, symptoms, triumphs, values, goals… but sometimes it can also be helpful to hear additional perspectives from others in our client’s world. These “others”, referred to as “collaterals” in clinical practice can offer valuable insights and observations about presenting problems, barriers to treatment, strengths of the client – all of which can enhance our understanding of our client’s environment, behaviors, and experiences.
187,000
The number of military members who have been naturalized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) since 2002.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers’ Motivations for Joining the Military and Their Effects on Post-Deployment Mental Health.
● Association of Risk-Related Behaviors and Mental Health Symptomatology on Problematic Alcohol Use Among U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers.
● Growing Health Concern Regarding Gambling Addiction in the Age of Sportsbooks
Quick question for my military couples: “How did you make it through the pandemic?” Answers range from “It brought us closer” to “We didn’t.” For me and my husband, the answer was couples counseling. As a therapist, I wish I could say that I share this response with pride. I do say it openly—to model healthy behavior for clients, friends, family, and the public—but inside, I’ve felt a twinge of discomfort. Call it fear (of judgment), doubt (about whether it’ll work for us), or embarrassment (about exposing marital imperfections).