Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Delving into Digital Delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia

By Timothy Rogers  on 10.07.2019 9:52 am
Dr. Timothy Rogers

Help-seeking literature clearly identifies stigma as one of the primary obstacles to receiving behavioral healthcare services for both military and civilian populations.  While several recommendations to reduce stigma associated with psychological help-seeking exist, the development and use of digitally-based services is frequently promoted as a strategy.  This blog will specifically review the digital delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to highlight key findings and resources.

By the Numbers: 8 July 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 08.07.2019 2:17 pm

$100,000-$110,000

The amount per year that DOD spends "to compensate the average active duty servicemember—to include cash, benefits, and contributions to retirement programs—although some estimates of compensation costs are substantially higher," according to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service -- Military Pay: Key Questions and Answers
 

Research Update: 5 July 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 05.07.2019 12:30 pm

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

● Clinician's Trauma Update Online (CTU-Online)
● Evaluating the effectiveness of REBOOT Combat Recovery: A faith-based combat trauma resiliency program.
● Changes in suicidal ideation following cognitive processing therapy in a VA residential treatment program.
● Psychotherapists’ reports of technique use when treating anxiety disorders: factors associated with specific technique use.

CDP News: 5 July 2019

By Christopher Adams  on 05.07.2019 11:52 am

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. This week was a short one, due to the Independence Day holiday, but we've got plenty to talk about.

Staff Perspective: Storytelling May Strengthen Patient-Provider Relationships and Reduce Stigma

By Paula Domenici  on 03.07.2019 10:30 am

A creative program at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin called My Life, My Story caught my attention recently. This unique initiative invites Veterans to share their life stories with an interviewer who takes notes. Subsequently, the interviewer writes up the Veteran’s story in a one-page first-person account and reviews it with the patient, who can add more details or correct mistakes. The thousand-word biographies are then attached to the patients’ medical records for clinicians to read.

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