Deployment Psychology Blog

Guest Perspective: Sleep Problems in Veterans and Service Members

By Phillip Gehrman  on 29.03.2016 12:34 pm

When I was finishing up my clinical training on internship, I was co-leading a therapy group for WWII Veterans who had all been POWs while in theater. Here it was over 50 years since their military service and they all had the same complaint; they had not been able to get a good night of sleep since that time.  This is unfortunately a common problem for Veterans and active duty Service members.  There have now been several studies reporting high rates of sleep problems, in particular insomnia and nightmares.  

CDP News: Mar. 25, 2016

By Christopher Adams  on 25.03.2016 12:35 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. This was a crazy week around here, as we had multiple events going on all week long.

Research Update: Mar. 24, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 24.03.2016 1:24 pm

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

● Clinician’s Trauma Update (February 2016)
● DSM-5 Criteria and Its Implications for Diagnosing PTSD in Military Service Members and Veterans.

Staff Perspective: The Hilliest Course I’ve Ever Run - Coping with the Suicide of a Loved One

By Carin Lefkowitz  on 23.03.2016 11:23 am

My brother, Wayne, would have celebrated his 41st birthday this month, but he died by suicide 10 years ago.  If you’ve ever doubted that stigma surrounds this topic, consider that it has taken me (a psychologist who’s spent years working with trauma and empathizing with clients’ darkest moments) a decade to acknowledge his suicide in a public, uncensored venue.  My CDP colleagues have written powerful blogs about coping in survivors of suicide (see recent posts by Dr. Lisa French here and Dr. Regina Shillinglaw here) that inspired to me to reflect both on how I’ve coped with Wayne’s death, and how it has influenced my clinical work. 

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