Deployment Psychology Blog
Research Update: 27 August 2020
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Delivering Prolonged Exposure Therapy via Videoconferencing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview of the Research and Special Considerations for Providers.
● Alcohol-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and co-occurring injuries, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2009-2018.
● Parental Relationship Quality and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms: Investigating The Role of Parental Warmth and Hostility in United States Military Families.
By the Numbers: 24 August 2020
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Research Update: 20 August 2020
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Modern Warfare Destroys Brains.
● Changes in Physical Activity and Sleep Among Veterans Using a Service Dog as a Rehabilitation Modality for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: An Open-Label Single-Arm Exploratory Trial Using Actigraphy-Based Measures.
● Predictors of Dropout in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: An Examination of Trauma Narrative Content.
Staff Perspective: Veiling and Using Headscarves in the United States Military
A patient walks into your office and states that he is having a panic attack because he just saw a women in the pharmacy line wearing a Hijab. Just seeing the veil produced flashbacks and a quickened pulse. Upon further questioning, he reveals that he is avoiding certain Middle Eastern restaurants, and missed an elevator ride because he saw a Muslim women waiting in line. He even states that he thought he saw a soldier wearing a Hijab, but then states "I think I must be losing my mind." As a provider working with service members, how culturally informed are you on veiling policies to better assist this patient?