Deployment Psychology Blog

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode - Saying Nothing is Worse Than Saying The Wrong Thing - Suicide Postvention for Providers

As providers, we’re trained to do everything we possibly can to prevent suicide. We take continuing education courses, we ask the “right” questions, we provide gun locks, we offer crisis sessions, we collaborate on safety plans, and we document it all. Then we hope and pray that our patients use the tools that we’ve given them and that we don’t receive that dreaded notification. But sometimes all of our best work is not enough.

Research Update: 25 January 2024

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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: 
● Racial, Ethnic, and Sex Disparities in Mental Health Among U.S. Service Members and Veterans: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study.
● Types and Brands of Derived Psychoactive Cannabis Products: An Online Retail Assessment, 2023.
● Assessment of suicidal ideation via telemedicine: a case report and management suggestions.

Research Update: 18 January 2024

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 clinician's guide to the 2023 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder.
● US Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense 2023 Clinical Guideline for PTSD—Devolving Not Evolving. (Viewpoint)
● What Do Successful Military-to-Civilian Transitions Look Like? A Revised Framework and a New Conceptual Model for Assessing Veteran Well-Being.

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