Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 14 May 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 14.05.2020 1:43 pm

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

● Factors that influence mental health service use among female partners of posttraumatic stress disorder-affected Veterans.
● Gambling Problems in US Military Veterans.
● Examining Rates of Postpartum Depression in Active Duty U.S. Military Servicewomen.
​● Dissociative Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Sample of Trauma-Exposed U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Suicidality.

Staff Perspective: COVID-19 and Self-Reintegration

By Debra Nofziger  on 13.05.2020 10:24 am
Deb Nofziger, Psy.D.

Current social-distancing has limited ways we cope with both internal and external stressors. The less we are able to distract ourselves with the external world, the more time we have to listen to our own thoughts. How do we and our patients cope with personal demons when usual distractions are out of reach? What about those of us who are loving isolation because it has cut down on the external stressors?

Research Update: 7 May 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 07.05.2020 1:59 pm

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

● Clinical Perspective on Opioids in the Context of Suicide Risk.
● Computer-Assisted CBT and Mobile Apps for Depression: Assessment and Integration Into Clinical Care.
● The Battle against Mental Health Stigma: Examining How Veterans with PTSD Communicatively Manage Stigma.
● Relationship changes of military couples during reintegration: A longitudinal analysis.

Staff Perspective: Telehealth and Couples Counseling - Considerations for Providers

By April Thompson  on 06.05.2020 7:50 am

During this pandemic when people are being asked to stay home, many clinicians are moving their practices to an online format. Providing telemental health is not new; however, prior to this pandemic, many therapists and clients still preferred in-person therapy. Since that is rarely an option right now, behavioral health providers must find ways to transition to using technology to provide clinical services. 

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