Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 8 October 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 08.10.2020 1:36 pm
Research Update Icon

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include: 
● A Latent Class Analysis of Mental Health Beliefs Related to Military Sexual Trauma.
● Understanding the impact of attachment insecurity on PTSD symptoms among male Veterans and military personnel.
● Military occupation as a moderator between combat exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in US Army personnel. 

Staff Perspective: Finally, An Integrated Treatment for Patients with PTSD and SUD

By Paula Domenici  on 07.10.2020 6:18 pm

Have you heard about Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE)? This session-by-session therapist guide, written by Dr. Sudie Back and colleagues, was published in 2015. However, when I mention it at Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) workshops, few therapists in the audience have heard about it.

Research Update: 1 October 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 01.10.2020 1:04 pm

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

● Do symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress impair the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia? A chart-review of 455 patients with chronic insomnia.
● Military Combat, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and the Course of Alcohol Use Disorders in a Cohort of Australian Vietnam War Veterans.
● A Comparison of Cognitive Processing Therapy and Seeking Safety for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans.

Pages