Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 5 November 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 05.11.2020 6:24 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: 
● Examination of the Factor Structure and Correlates of the Perceived Military Healthcare Stressors Scale.
● The Impact of Hazardous Drinking Among Active Duty Military With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Does Cognitive Processing Therapy Format Matter?
● Sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: not one size fits all.

Staff Perspective: Alcohol Use and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Dangers of Excessive Alcohol Consumption

By Jeffrey Cook  on 04.11.2020 8:20 am
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Research has established evidence of increased alcohol sales and consumption over the past 6-8 months. In this blog, we explore the increased risks to both health and sobriety associated with excessive alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Update: 29 October 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 29.10.2020 1:03 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 Ending Self-Stigma for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (ESS-P) Program: Results of a Pilot Randomized Trial.
● Exposure-Based Writing Therapies for Subthreshold and Clinical Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
● Treatment of comorbid sleep disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder in active duty military: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial.

Staff Perspective: Alcohol Use and the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Jeffrey Cook  on 28.10.2020 9:18 am
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https://deploymentpsych.org/blog/staff-perspective-alcohol-use-and-covid-19-pandemic-dangers-excessive-alcohol-consumption

While increased alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic has often been the focus of jokes and memes in social media, information about the magnitude and reasons behind these increases are not as amusing. In this first of a two-part blog series, Dr. Jeff Cook looks at research documenting increases in alcohol sales and consumption and consider how behavioral health providers can support their clients by recommending healthier alternatives.

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