Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 21 May 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 21.05.2020 5:52 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:
● Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a Stronger Predictor of Long-Term Neurobehavioral Outcomes Than Traumatic Brain Injury Severity.
● Do You Believe Your Partner is Capable of Killing You? An Examination of Female IPV Survivors’ Perceptions of Fatality Risk Indicators.
● A Meta-Analytic Review of the Association Between Alienation Appraisals and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Trauma-Exposed Adults.

Staff Perspective: The Military Spouse Transition Program (MySTeP)

By Lisa French  on 19.05.2020 9:20 am
Lisa French, Psy.D.

During the month of May, CDP is focusing on reintegration. I initially planned to share about my transition from active duty service to Veteran status and the resources available to Service members. However, as I was doing some initial research I came across a program that supports military spouses throughout their military journey. Given that there are not a lot of resources focused on spouse transition, and being a military spouse myself, I was eager to find out more. The program is called the Military Spouse Transition Program or MySTeP for short 

Research Update: 14 May 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 14.05.2020 1:43 pm

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

● Factors that influence mental health service use among female partners of posttraumatic stress disorder-affected Veterans.
● Gambling Problems in US Military Veterans.
● Examining Rates of Postpartum Depression in Active Duty U.S. Military Servicewomen.
​● Dissociative Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Sample of Trauma-Exposed U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Suicidality.

Staff Perspective: COVID-19 and Self-Reintegration

By Debra Nofziger  on 13.05.2020 10:24 am
Deb Nofziger, Psy.D.

Current social-distancing has limited ways we cope with both internal and external stressors. The less we are able to distract ourselves with the external world, the more time we have to listen to our own thoughts. How do we and our patients cope with personal demons when usual distractions are out of reach? What about those of us who are loving isolation because it has cut down on the external stressors?

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