Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers - Feb. 13, 2017

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.02.2017 12:13 pm

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The number of DOD and Coast Guard active-duty servicemembers and Reserve Component servicemembers "who were diagnosed with gambling disorder or seen for problem gambling in fiscal years 2011 through 2015," according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) -- Military Personnel: DOD and the Coast Guard Need to Screen for Gambling Disorder Addiction and Update Guidance.

CDP News: Feb. 10, 2017

By Christopher Adams  on 10.02.2017 12:16 pm

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. February seems to be flying by, as we’re almost half-way through already.

Research Update: Feb. 9, 2017

By Shirl Kennedy  on 09.02.2017 12:03 pm

The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:

● For better or worse: An individual patient data meta-analysis of deterioration among participants receiving Internet-based cognitive behavior therapy.
● Randomized trial of motivational interviewing plus feedback for soldiers with untreated alcohol abuse.

Staff Perspective: Military Culture in Primary Care

By Jenna Ermold  on 08.02.2017 3:27 pm

I am Dr. Jenna Ermold from the Center for Deployment Psychology and I’m here today with Dr. Christopher Keonig, who is a health communications scientist with San Francisco State University and a health services researcher at the San Francisco VA healthcare system. Dr. Keonig is one of the panelists on our Military Culture in Primary Care Roundtable. I wanted to have an additional conversation with him today about some of the research that he does.

Guest Perspective: Learning to Bridge Cultures: A Few Lessons Learned from a Continuing Journey

By Deloria Wilson  on 07.02.2017 11:22 am

Like many, my understanding of culture grew through my experiences over time.  I grew up as a Hispanic woman in a predominantly Hispanic part of Texas.  When I went away to a school in the North, I quickly learned I was different than many there.  Nearly every interaction was a cross-cultural one.  It made me stronger, took me out of my comfort zone, and taught me that adaptation was necessary, not just for survival, but to be successful.  It also gave me a whole new respect for a wider and more diverse world. 

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