Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers: 27 January 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 27.01.2020 12:15 pm

58.5%

The percentage of female Veterans "in two community-based, nonclinical samples" (N = 1,980) who reported experiencing stalking at some point during their military service, according to a study recently published online in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence -- An Examination of Stalking Experiences During Military Service Among Female and Male Veterans and Associations With PTSD and Depression. The study noted that 34.6% of male Veterans also reported experiencing stalking during their military service.

Research Update: 23 January 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 23.01.2020 1:08 pm

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

● PTSD Research Quarterly -- PTSD and Aging
● Caregiver Issues and Concerns Following TBI: A Review of the Literature and Future Directions.
● U.S. Military Veterans’ Health and Well-Being in the First Year After Service.
● Emotional avoidance and social support interact to predict depression symptom severity one year after traumatic exposure.

Research Update: 16 January 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 16.01.2020 2:40 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 (December 2019)
● “What has been is what will be”? Autobiographical memory and prediction of future events in depression.
● Smoking Among U.S. Service Members Following Transition From Military to Veteran Status.
● Training for a new environment: Using military operational concepts in counseling veterans.

Staff Perspective: Written Exposure Therapy (WET) - Does It Work?

By Paula Domenici  on 15.01.2020 11:41 am

Have you heard about Written Exposure Therapy (WET) yet? It’s a newer evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP) for PTSD, recently added as a first line, trauma-focused treatment in the latest VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines. Last year I took the WET training taught by Dr. Brian Marx, one of the treatment originators. I must admit, I was skeptical about how it worked and whether it would be effective. Since the training, I have used it with 2 patients and now feel comfortable adding it to my PTSD toolbox.

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