Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 6 June 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 06.06.2019 11:58 am
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. As part of PTSD Awareness month, we've got a handful of specific PTSD-related topics and more! Some of this week's topics include:
● PTSD Monthly Update -- Three Easy Steps for You to Share PTSD Awareness
● Happiness, Meaning in Life, and PTSD Symptoms Among National Guard Personnel: A Multilevel Analysis.
● Military Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Qualitative Systematic Review of the Experience of Families, Parents and Children.
● Social Ties and Suicidal Ideation Among Veterans Referred to a Primary Care– Mental Health Integration Program.

Staff Perspective: Mindfulness for PTSD? Maybe It's Best to Sit on the Fence...For Now

By Andrew Santanello  on 05.06.2019 8:50 am
Andrew Santanello, Psy.D.

Several years ago, I attended an all-day Zen retreat with Claude AnShin Thomas (AnShin means “peaceful mind”). After several hours of silent zazen (seated breath awareness meditation), I had the opportunity to meet with AnShin for a private interview. Although we only spoke for a brief period of time, one thing that he said really stuck with me. I can’t remember his exact words, but I remember him saying something like, “The challenge for combat Veterans like me who have had the illusion of themis (divine order, fairness, law) shattered is to learn to live with their new reality. Dying is easy. We know how to do that.” 

CDP News: 31 May 2019

By Christopher Adams  on 31.05.2019 12:22 pm

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. This was a short week, due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, but we've got lots to cover.

Research Update: 30 May 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 30.05.2019 11:30 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:
● Communities Serve: A Systematic Review of Need Assessments on U.S. Veteran and Military-Connected Populations.
● Exploring the Role of Depressive Symptoms, Service Members, and Spousal Demographic Characteristics on Military Spousal Employment.
● Differences in the Perception of Educational Benefits between Male and Female Veterans in the United States: A National Study.
● Military Life Stressors, Family Communication and Satisfaction: Associations with Children’s Psychosocial Outcomes.

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