Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Around the Web

By Christopher Adams  on 25.08.2021 10:51 am

For this week's Staff Perspective blog entry, we're going to take a quick look at a few interesting and military-psychology related stories from around the Internet.
VAntage Point: The VA's VAntage Point blog has a very timely four-part series focused on veterans of the war in Afghanistan. The first part is entitled "How Veterans Can Reconcile Service." With the recent close of combat operations in Afghanistan, this piece provides advice and resources for veterans who may be struggling with mental health concerns.

Research Update: 19 August 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 19.08.2021 1:28 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: 
● Depressed mood and repetitive negative thinking in Delayed Sleep–Wake Phase Disorder: Treatment effects and a comparison with good sleepers.
● Somatic Symptom Severity, Not Injury Severity, Predicts Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder in Wounded Service Members.
● Prevalence, Correlates, and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior in US Military Veterans: Results From the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

By the Numbers: 16 August 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 16.08.2021 12:01 pm
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18.9%

The percentage of suicides ("almost 1 in 5") "documenting traumatic brain injury" that occurred among decedents "with a history of military service," according to a recent article published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- Reported History of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Suicide Decedents: National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003–2017

Research Update: 12 August 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 12.08.2021 12:11 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: 
● Disentangling the association between PTSD symptom heterogeneity and alcohol use disorder: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
● National Suicide Prevention Lifeline crisis chat interventions: Evaluation of chatters’ perceptions of effectiveness.
● Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Military Fathers Magnify Their Benefit from a Parenting Program.

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