Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 27 March 2025

By Shirl Kennedy  on 27.03.2025 11:30 am
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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:
● Prescription Stimulant Use, Misuse, and Use Disorder Among US Adults Aged 18 to 64 Years.
● Exploring the dissociative subtype of PTSD: The role of early-life trauma, cortisol, and inflammatory profiles.
● Dropout in a clinical trial for comorbid PTSD and MDD among US service members: Are pretreatment characteristics predictive?

Staff Perspective: Military Families with Children Who Have Special Needs

By Jessica Strong  on 26.03.2025 9:27 am
Dr. Jessica Strong

As a military spouse, mother of three extraordinary military children, and researcher on military families, I know military families and children are resilient. Like many other military families, our story includes cross-country and global moves, navigating the emotional terrain of multiple deployments, making friends and moving away from them, and growing through it all. However, personally and through my research, I also know that resilience isn't an innate characteristic; it's a dynamic quality that is carefully cultivated.

Research Update: 20 March 2025

By Shirl Kennedy  on 20.03.2025 10:13 am
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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:
● Association of Psychological Problems for Which Help Was Sought With Physical Illness.
● Global Burden of Traumatic Brain Injury in 204 Countries and Territories From 1990 to 2021.
● Long-Term Outcomes and Determinants of New-Onset Mental Health Conditions After Trauma.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode “You Are NOT Unacceptable: Traumatic Invalidation and PTSD”

By Jenna Ermold  on 19.03.2025 10:29 am
Dr. Jenna Ermold

Traumatic invalidation is a powerful and often misunderstood concept that can play a significant role in the development and maintenance of PTSD. In our latest P4P episode, we sit down with Dr. Robin Brody who shared her insights on what traumatic invalidation is and how it contributes to trauma responses, including PTSD.

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