Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Choosing Your Words Carefully - APA’s Updated Inclusive Language Guide is an Important Resource for Psychologists

Dr. Jenny Phillips

The American Psychological Association (APA) recently released their updated Inclusive Language Guide (2nd ed.). The publication supports APA’s efforts to support and facilitate equity, diversity, and inclusion across the field of psychology and is an important resource for all psychologists. This blog provides a brief overview of the types of information presented in the guide and its usefulness in both clinical and non-clinical settings.

Research Update: 2 November 2023

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Diversity, equity, and inclusion correlates of racial/ethnic harassment and discrimination in the U.S. military.
● Upstream suicide prevention in the U.S. Army: Noncommissioned officers' perspectives.
● Professionals' perspectives on relevant approaches to psychological care in moral injury: A qualitative study.

By the Numbers: 30 October 2023

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The number of service members who died by suicide in 2022, according to the Annual Report on Suicide in the Military, Calendar Year 2022, released last week by the Department of Defense, Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness. This is fewer than the 524 who died by suicide the previous year.

Research Update: 26 October 2023

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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Employment status among US military veterans with a history of posttraumatic stress disorder: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
● Psychotherapies for Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.
● Estimated Average Treatment Effect of Psychiatric Hospitalization in Patients With Suicidal Behaviors: A Precision Treatment Analysis.

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