Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 5 September 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 05.09.2019 1:33 pm

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

● PTSD Monthly Update -- 5 Things to Know About PTSD Treatment
● Enhancing Access to Psychiatric Care for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury through Integrated Services.
● Evidence-based practice within supervision during psychology practitioner training: A systematic review.
● Post-intervention treatment adherence for chronic pain patients may depend on psychological factors.

Staff Perspective: No Consensus on Definition, Measure, or Treatment of Moral Injury

By David Reynolds  on 04.09.2019 9:12 am
Dave Reynolds, Ph.D.

The June 2019 issue of the Journal of Traumatic Stress (JTS) was devoted to Moral Injury (MI). As a clinical psychologist working at a military training hospital where nearly all patients are Warfighters, I was curious about current recommendations regarding the accepted definition of MI, what measure to use, and how to treat it. 

CDP News: 30 August 2019

By Christopher Adams  on 30.08.2019 11:53 am

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. It's almost Labor Day weekend and the summer is winding down. Summer may be ending, but CDP's training efforts aren't slowing down any!

Research Update: 29 August 2019

By Shirl Kennedy  on 29.08.2019 3:14 pm

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

● Experimental Therapeutics for Digital Mental Health (Viewpoint)
● Update of Recent Literature on Remotely Delivered Psychotherapy Interventions for Anxiety and Depression.
● Quantifying the Association Between Psychotherapy Content and Clinical Outcomes Using Deep Learning.
● Examining Military Population and Trauma Type as Moderators of Treatment Outcome for First-Line Psychotherapies for PTSD: A Meta-Analysis.

Staff Perspective: PTSD Incidence in the U.S. Military

By Maegan Paxton Willing  on 28.08.2019 10:51 am

A quick search of the PTSD literature will show you widespread rates of PTSD in the U.S. military. In some studies, the rate is as low as 1.4% (Bliese, Wright, Adler, Thomas, & Hoge, 2007), and in others it is as high as 41.3% (Maguen, Lau, Madden, & Seal, 2012). There are a number of reasons for these highly discrepant rates, many of which are methodological differences. 

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