Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 11 October 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 11.10.2018 11:57 am
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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:
● Mental Health and Help-Seeking in the U.S. Military: Survey and Focus Group Findings.
● Army Soldiers and Suicidal Thoughts: The Impact of Negative Relationship Dynamics Moderated by the Dissolution of Romantic Relationships.
● Efficacy of a Web-based Intervention for Concerned Spouses of Service Members and Veterans with Alcohol Misuse.

Staff Perspective: Don’t Take My Word for It - How to Choose a Training

By Diana Dolan  on 10.10.2018 12:02 pm

I get a lot of flyers for various continuing education opportunities. Some of the workshops sound interesting, but I have to admit, some of them sound…well, a little far-fetched. Let’s just say I skeptically wonder about the credentials of the trainer and whether research supports the content. Potential attendees must often take the trainer’s word about the validity of the training. As a trainer, along with the other CDP faculty members, that leads me to contemplate what I specifically I bring to the table when delivering trainings, and more broadly what we at CDP have to offer. In other words, if you are considering attending a CDP training, why should you take our word for it?

CDP News: 5 October 2017

By Christopher Adams  on 05.10.2018 12:53 pm

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. October is well underway and we've got lots to talk about.

Research Update: 4 October 2017

By Shirl Kennedy  on 04.10.2018 1:10 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:
● The impact of therapy transfer on the therapeutic alliance and symptoms.
● Neurocognitive and Information Processing Biases in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● Posttraumatic Mental Contamination and the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide: Effects via DSM-5 PTSD Symptom Clusters.

Staff Perspective: An Afterword to “The Hilliest Course I’ve Ever Run”

By Carin Lefkowitz  on 03.10.2018 9:55 am
Carin Lefkowitz, Psy.D.

Two years have passed since I publicly discussed my brother’s suicide and how it impacted me in this very forum. It was a huge step for me at the time, disclosing this secret that I guarded carefully. I had the sense that it would be cathartic for me, but I also knew I couldn’t take it back once it was out there. In retrospect it’s one of the most important things I’ve ever done.

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