Deployment Psychology Blog

Guest Perspective: Parents of Service Members - An Underserved Sub-culture of America’s Armed Forces

This scenario played out 14 years ago, as the USS Constellation prepared to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and I remember that morning like it happened yesterday. On October 2, 2002, my son joined a new generation of heroes that left to safeguard our country.

By the Numbers - Jan. 9, 2017

1776

The year in which "Margaret Cochran Corbin became the first woman to receive a military pension from Congress for an injury sustained while helping to defend Fort Washington against British troops," according to a recently updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) report -- Women in Combat: Issues for Congress -- made available by the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy.

CDP News: Jan. 6, 2017

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. Hopefully, everyone enjoyed the holidays and is ready for 2017. It’s a new year and we’re looking forward to kicking things off right this month.

Research Update: Jan. 5, 2017

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

● All-or-Nothing Thinking: The Processing of Emotional Expressions in Traumatized Post-Deployment Soldiers.
● Effect of Group vs Individual Cognitive Processing Therapy in Active-Duty Military Seeking Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Staff Perspective: New Year, New Training Opportunities!

2016 was a great year for the Center for Deployment Psychology. We held numerous training events, both face-to-face and virtual. We’re looking forward to doing even more in 2017. As we turn the calendar to a brand new year, we’d like to showcase a few of the exciting training opportunities coming up.

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