The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Caring for Service Members Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted: The Military Health System.
● Sexual compulsivity, erectile dysfunction, and suicidality among male survivors of military sexual violence.
● The mental health impact of COVID-19–related stressors among treatment seeking trauma-exposed veterans.
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to focusing awareness on training and resources specific to suicide prevention with the hope of decreasing stigma and increasing help-seeking behavior. When deciding what to write about, I wanted to focus on two areas that have really been pivotal in my clinical career path: eating disorders (EDs) and suicide prevention. Early in my graduate studies, my clinical focus was on the assessment and treatment of EDs.
The percentage of "young adults who said they would consider military service," according to a recent commentary in Military Times -- Veterans may be key to solving the US military recruitment crisis. The article indicates that this is "the lowest number since 2007, according to a Defense Department survey conducted in the fall of 2021."
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Combining a stellate ganglion block with prolonged exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: A nonrandomized clinical trial.
● The impact of prior head injury on outcomes following group and individual cognitive processing therapy among military personnel.
● Mechanisms of quality-of-life improvement in treatment for alcohol use disorder.
When I became a parent just over five years ago, I felt so untethered. Here I was a practicing mental health professional for 20 years and I was scrambling for information on “infant sleep” and “what to do if you’re struggling with breastfeeding.” Fast forward to the early school-age period, and I now anxiously seek out information on power struggles and managing tantrums. Apparently, knowing a lot about child development doesn’t actually prepare you when it’s your own child.