Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 30 May 2024

By Shirl Kennedy  on 30.05.2024 10:10 am

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Survey of Resources in Behavioral Sleep Medicine Across the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency.
● Incidence and prevalence of eating disorders among U.S. military service members, 2016-2021.
● Suicide Attempts and Ideation Among Veterans/Service Members and Non- Veterans Over 5 Years Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Combined NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Study.

Staff Perspective: Because Someone Else Said it Much Better - Using Quotes in Therapy

By Andrea Israel  on 29.05.2024 7:20 am

I love to read. Sure, I enjoy learning; but, there are just so many smart, thoughtful, funny, and witty people out there who find ways to say things better than I could ever imagine. Early in my career, I found myself bringing in quotes from my reading to share with my patients - these little nuggets of goodness that made me think of them or a situation we were talking about.

Research Update: 23 May 2024

By Shirl Kennedy  on 23.05.2024 3:51 pm

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● The potential value of brief waitlist interventions in enhancing treatment retention and outcomes: a randomised controlled trial.
● Trauma-focused therapy retention among military sexual trauma survivors: relationship with veterans’ sexual or gender minority identification.
● Posttraumatic cognition change trajectories in veterans with PTSD who completed an intensive Cognitive Processing Therapy treatment program.

By the Numbers: 20 May 2024

By Shirl Kennedy  on 20.05.2024 1:10 pm

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The portion of veterans interviewed by the RAND Corporation regarding "their endorsement of extremist beliefs" who "reported a negative or traumatic life event while in the military," as discussed in a recent RAND report -- Veteran Narratives of Support for Extremist Groups and Beliefs: Results from Interviews with Members of a Nationally Representative Survey of the U.S. Veteran Community.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode - Improving Our EBP Practice by “Doing” Instead of “Knowing.”

By Carin Lefkowitz  on 19.05.2024 10:38 am

Teaching is hard. Ask any teacher you know, whether they teach preschool or graduate school. No matter how much they love their job, their answer will probably reveal some weariness.  I love my job as a CDP faculty member, but it’s not always easy. Although we’re not in the business of writing hall passes or grading homework, adult learners bring their own set of challenges to our classrooms. How do we meet the needs of a large audience with varying clinical and educational backgrounds? How do we help them stay engaged for one or two full days despite competing demands? 

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