Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 7 May 2020

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

● Clinical Perspective on Opioids in the Context of Suicide Risk.
● Computer-Assisted CBT and Mobile Apps for Depression: Assessment and Integration Into Clinical Care.
● The Battle against Mental Health Stigma: Examining How Veterans with PTSD Communicatively Manage Stigma.
● Relationship changes of military couples during reintegration: A longitudinal analysis.

Staff Perspective: Telehealth and Couples Counseling - Considerations for Providers

During this pandemic when people are being asked to stay home, many clinicians are moving their practices to an online format. Providing telemental health is not new; however, prior to this pandemic, many therapists and clients still preferred in-person therapy. Since that is rarely an option right now, behavioral health providers must find ways to transition to using technology to provide clinical services. 

By the Numbers: 4 May 2020

45%

The percentage of roughly 30,000 primary care patients in the Veterans Health Administration system who died by suicide between 2000-2014 who "had no antecedent mental health or substance use diagnosis," according to an article recently published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine -- Characteristics and Injury Mechanisms of Veteran Primary Care Suicide Decedents with and without Diagnosed Mental Illness.

Research Update: 30 April 2020

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

● Emotional Awareness in Daily Life: Exploring its Potential Role in Repetitive Thinking and Healthy Coping.
● Barriers and Facilitators to Help-Seeking for Individuals With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review.
● Sleep loss is related to unstable stationary balance in U.S. Army Soldiers in an operationally-relevant context.
● Self-compassion and cognitive flexibility in trauma-exposed individuals with and without PTSD.

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