Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: The Therapeutic Relationship

While we may not like to admit it, most of us are drawn to our work because we like working with others. We like helping people navigate their problems and come through healthier, happier, and more engaged in life. However, there are some patients that make us cringe… make us secretly hope for a no-show…and make us count the minutes during the session if they do show. Fortunately, these patients are few and far between, but it’s important to remember that even with our most difficult patients, there can be important lessons to be learned.

By the Numbers - Feb. 23, 2015

39%

The percentage of recruiters or recruiting candidates attending classes between October 2011 to July 2013 at the U.S. Army’s Recruiting and Retention School at Fort Jackson who were diagnosed with "mental health disorders (MHDs) and/or mental health problems (MHPs)," according to a recently published doctoral dissertation -- Mental Disorders, Mental Health Problems, and Treatment Among Army Recruiters and Recruiting Candidates, 2011-2013: An Examination of Current Rates in the Recruiting Population.

CDP News: Feb. 20, 2015

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 was an extra-short week for us, with the holiday compounded by weather difficulties on Tuesday. This just kept us extra busy making up for lost time!

Research Update: Feb. 19, 2015

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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:
● Temperament dimensions and posttraumatic stress symptoms in a previously deployed military sample. 
● Disability After Deployment Injury: Are Women and Men Service Members Different? 

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