Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 13 February 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.02.2020 12:03 pm

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

● Alterations in sleep electroencephalography synchrony in combat-exposed veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. 
● Intimate partner violence among service members and veterans: Differences by sex and rurality. 
​● The role of depression and suicidal cognitions as contributors to suicide risk among active duty soldiers reporting symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.

Staff Perspective: Resilience in Military Couples

By Marjorie Weinstock  on 12.02.2020 9:07 am
Dr. Marjorie Weinstock

Periodically, I like to scan the literature to see if there have been any new articles related to military families and couples. Recently I ran across an article by Dr. Pflieger and colleagues (2019) focused on the strengths of military couples, and I was intrigued to learn more – if only because most research focuses on challenges that these families need to overcome

Research Update: 6 February 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 06.02.2020 11:53 am
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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:

● Determinants of new-onset alcohol use disorder in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
● Medicinal cannabis for psychiatric disorders: a clinically-focused systematic review.
● Baseline Cognitive Performance and Treatment Outcomes From Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Naturalistic Study.
​● Courses of suicidal ideation among military veterans in residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder.

Staff Perspective: Developing a Picture of the Military’s “Invisible” Family Members - Male Military Spouses

By Jennifer Phillips  on 05.02.2020 9:58 am
Dr. Jenny Phillips

While the majority of military spouses are female, male military spouses represent a unique and often unrecognized segment of military dependents. In this blog, we examine what, if any, advances in understanding this population have been made through recent DoD demographics and research publications

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