Deployment Psychology Blog

CDP News: 19 July 2019

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. We're right in the middle of summer, but fall will be here before you know it. In addition to relief from the hot weather, this fall will breing a wealth of training opportunities from the CDP.

Research Update: 18 July 2019

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

● A Guide to Guidelines for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults: An Update
● An appraisal of the American Psychological Association’s Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● Potential ethical pitfalls and dilemmas in the promotion and use of American Psychological Association-recommended treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder.
● Predictors for Excellent Versus Partial Response to Prolonged Exposure Therapy: Who Needs Additional Sessions?

Staff Perspective: A (Northern) Exposure Story - Why the Devil is in the Details During In Vivo Exposure

Dr. Jenna Ermold, Ph.D.

Two exposure therapists take a hike in the woods in Alaska... It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, right? Bad joke as it might be, my intention is to use this hiking event to demonstrate how situational factors, purposely manipulated or accidentally occurring, can greatly impact the distress experienced during an in vivo exposure exercise.

By the Numbers: 15 July 2019

3%
 
The percentage of troops married at the beginning of 2018 who got divorced "over the course of the year," according to a recent article on the website Military.com -- Troop Divorce Rate Continues Slow But Steady Decline. The RAND researcher quoted in the article explained:
 
"...the best way to track whether a rate decline is underway is to look at the largest subgroup -- enlisted male soldiers. In 2009, the divorce rate among that group was 3.3%. Since then, it has fallen to 2.7%, according to the newly released data."
 

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