Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 15 October 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 15.10.2020 2:33 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: 
● Planning for Mental Health Needs During COVID-19.
● Gender differences in the development of suicidal behavior among United States military veterans: A national qualitative study.
● Training During a Pandemic: Successes, Challenges, and Practical Guidance From a Virtual Facilitated Learning Collaborative Training Program for Written Exposure Therapy.

Staff Perspective: Let's Talk About All Things Sleep!

By Diana Dolan  on 14.10.2020 11:10 am
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Here at the Center for Deployment Psychology, we often receive questions during training events and via email about sleep-related challenges military patients may have. This makes sense, as sleep problems are one of the most common issues among Service member and Veterans. Let’s take a look at some of the more frequently asked questions-and provide some answers-in this audio format. 

Research Update: 8 October 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 08.10.2020 1:36 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: 
● 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.

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