Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: The 2022 Winter Institute

By Christopher Adams  on 19.01.2022 1:44 pm

Last week, from 10-12 January, the Center for Deployment Psychology presented the first iteration of The Winter Institute session of our "Pathways to Military Internship" program. This course is offered to doctoral students who are interested in learning more about military internships in the U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force. It is intended to act as an offshoot of the exisiting Summer Institute. 

Research Update: 13 January 2022

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.01.2022 12:37 pm
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include: 
● Effectiveness of cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a U.S. Veterans Affairs PTSD clinic.
● Imaginal exposure processing during Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders using Prolonged Exposure (COPE) therapy: Examination of linguistic markers of cohesiveness.
● Military traumatic brain injury: a challenge straddling neurology and psychiatry.

Research Update: 7 January 2022

By Shirl Kennedy  on 07.01.2022 2:48 pm
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include: 
● Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Outcomes in Military Clinics.
● Mental Health Stigma in Department of Defense Policies: Analysis, Recommendations, and Outcomes.
● Mental Health Care Use Among U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the 2019– 2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

Staff Perspective: Post-Holiday Blues – A Common “Seasonal Depression"

By Debra Nofziger  on 05.01.2022 3:57 pm

Ah, the post-holiday blues! We've all seen them, if not in others than in ourselves. Why do they happen? How do they actually make a lot of sense? This blog shares a way to explain this phenomenon that can actually help people understand their increased depression after the holidays in a way that lessens their potential guilt for having the blues.

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