Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Through the Eyes of a Military Child

By Lisa French  on 07.11.2018 10:07 am
Lisa French, Psy.D.

I wanted to kick off Military Family Appreciation Month by giving special recognition to all of the military children who support the military mission in more ways than they know. (Stay tuned for April, which is the Month of the Military Child) Did you know that the official flower of the military child is the dandelion? You may ask yourself, why a dandelion? Well, it was chosen in 1998 due to it representing various aspects of a military child’s life (militarybrat.com). Military children have to put down roots in many places and tend to bloom wherever the military takes them, surviving in a broad range of climates. Simply put, they are hardy!

By the Numbers: 5 November 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 05.11.2018 11:48 am

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The percentage of active duty military personnel with "polypharmacy (defined as five or more concurrent prescriptions)," according to an article in the June 2018 issue of the the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report -- Polypharmacy Involving Opioid, Psychotropic, and Central Nervous System Depressant Medications, Period Prevalence and Association with Suicidal Ideation, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2016. 

CDP News: 2 November 2018

By Christopher Adams  on 02.11.2018 1:57 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. We hope everyone enjoyed the spooky Halloween holiday!

Research Update: 1 November 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 01.11.2018 11:08 am
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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:

● How Distress Tolerance Mediates the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide Constructs in a U.S. Military Sample.
● A systematic review of the impact of media reports of severe mental illness on stigma and discrimination, and interventions that aim to mitigate any adverse impact.
● Suicidal ideation and behaviors among women veterans with recent exposure to intimate partner violence.

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