Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 28 September 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 28.09.2023 1:59 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:

  • Military-Connected Children With Special Health Care Needs and Their Families: A Literature Review.
  • Decreasing alcohol use among young adults presenting for service in the U.S. Air Force: An epidemiological surveillance study.
  • Widening the scope of intensive treatment for PTSD in the military health system.
  • Leadership perspectives on facilitators and barriers to sustaining evidence-based prevention interventions in the United States Military.

Staff Perspective: Behavioral Health Resources I Wish I Had Known About for Suicide Prevention

By Erin Frick  on 27.09.2023 10:38 am

Professionals and researchers across the behavioral health field agree that preventing suicide is a complex problem that must be addressed at multiple levels. In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, I’d like to reflect on a couple of resources I wish I had known about earlier and share with you some resources that the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) will release in 2024.

Research Update: 21 September 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 21.09.2023 12:24 pm
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● A national examination of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts among United States adults: Differences by military veteran status, 2008–2019.
● The Association of Military Sexual Harassment/Assault With Suicide Ideation, Plans, Attempts, and Mortality Among US Service Members/Veterans: A Meta- Analysis.
● Not all traumas are created equal: Phenotypic heterogeneity of PTSD symptoms in relation to index traumas in U.S. military veterans.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode - EBP Confessionals: We Messed Up and We Recovered From It

By Carin Lefkowitz  on 20.09.2023 10:58 am

“What if….?” questions come up frequently as we instruct or consult on evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs). You probably recall imagining all of the worst-case scenarios when you were first learning a new treatment. Even seasoned clinicians still find themselves asking “what if…?” questions while delivering treatment. And more than once I’ve found myself faced with that scenario that I’ve been dreading for years and suddenly have to figure out “What do I do now?”

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