Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 20 February 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 20.02.2020 12:19 pm

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

● The role of PTSD and TBI in post-deployment sleep outcomes.
● Self-Reported Sleep Need, Subjective Resilience, and Cognitive Performance Following Sleep Loss and Recovery Sleep.
● Veterans’ Transition Out of the Military and Knowledge of Mental Health Disorders.
● Problems with social acceptance and social victimization predict substance use among U.S. Reserve/Guard soldiers.

Staff Perspective: Living in River City - Family Challenges During Deployment

By Danielle Carrier  on 19.02.2020 11:13 am

The first time my husband deployed was just a few short weeks after we got married. We had a son who was three and a half at the time, yet the three of us had never actually lived together. To say we received more than our share of doubts that our family would “make it” would be putting it lightly.

Research Update: 13 February 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.02.2020 12:03 pm

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

● Alterations in sleep electroencephalography synchrony in combat-exposed veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. 
● Intimate partner violence among service members and veterans: Differences by sex and rurality. 
​● The role of depression and suicidal cognitions as contributors to suicide risk among active duty soldiers reporting symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.

Staff Perspective: Resilience in Military Couples

By Marjorie Weinstock  on 12.02.2020 9:07 am
Dr. Marjorie Weinstock

Periodically, I like to scan the literature to see if there have been any new articles related to military families and couples. Recently I ran across an article by Dr. Pflieger and colleagues (2019) focused on the strengths of military couples, and I was intrigued to learn more – if only because most research focuses on challenges that these families need to overcome

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