Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: May 14, 2015

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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:

● FY14 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military (DoD)
● Cost-effectiveness of integrating tobacco cessation into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment.

Staff Perspective: Assessing Patient Readiness for Evidence-Based Psychotherapy

Carin Lefkowitz, Psy.D.

Participants at our evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP) workshops often ask how to determine when patients are ready to engage in these treatments.  When I read the article, "VA PTSD Clinic Director Perspectives: How Perceptions of Readiness Influence Delivery of Evidence-Based PTSD Treatment," I was struck by how universal these concerns are.  The article describes how providers in VA clinics across the country are addressing these concerns.  In reviewing their findings, we might reconsider the assumptions that we each make about patient readiness for EBPs.

Research Update: May 7, 2015

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:

● Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Volume 2. Estimates for Department of Defense Service Members from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study (RAND) 
● Snapshot Review of Sexual Assault Report Files at the Four Largest U.S. Military Bases in 2013 (Senator Kirsten Gillibrand) 

By the Numbers - May 4, 2015

116,000
and
20,300

Respectively, the number of Service members who were sexually harassed last year and the number who were sexually assaulted, according to a new RAND Corporation report -- Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military (Volume 2. Estimates for Department of Defense Service Members from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study).

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