Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 30 July 2020

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

● Improving engagement in evidence-based psychological treatments among Veterans: Direct-to-consumer outreach and pretreatment shared decision-making.
● Moral Injury and Social Well-Being: A Growth Curve Analysis.
● The Influence of Military Service Experiences on Current and Daily Drinking.
● Prevalence and Management of Sleep Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration.

Staff Perspective: Masks - To Wear or Not To Wear?

Erin Frick, Psy.D.

Anyone else feel like you are constantly navigating new life territory due to the COVID-19 pandemic? I do! At every turn, it seems there is a new question or decision, and it is draining my energy at record pace. In just the last month, I’ve decided to try doing a staycation instead of a trip for our family vacation, how to safely attend important graduation events, canceled a planned visit from a loved one in California, and realized that I’m just not ready to send our three-year-old daughter back to preschool in a few weeks. Another big decision for all of us amidst this pandemic is whether to wear a mask in public or not.

Research Update: 23 July 2020

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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: 
● Development of the PTSD-Repository: A Publicly Available Repository of Randomized Controlled Trials for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● Are Clinicians Confident in the Risk Assessment of Suicide?: A Systematic Literature Review.
● The Mediating Role of Psychological Distress in the Association between Harassment and Alcohol Use among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Military Personnel. 

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