Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: A Review of Braving the Wilderness - The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

By Laura Copland  on 28.02.2018 1:24 pm
Laura Copland, MA, LCMHC

Thinking about relationship, and always looking for a new slant that captures imagination, creativity and makes me pause to identify and question long-held beliefs, I decided to write a review of a new book that did exactly that. Dr. Brene Brown is a qualitative grounded theory researcher who develops theories based on peoples lived experiences rather than proving or disproving existing theories. In the midst of an era of disconnection, she speaks of cultivating community and the power of belonging. 

By the Numbers: 26 February 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 26.02.2018 12:01 pm
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21.2% & 16.1%
The prevalence of opioid prescribing in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in 2012 and 2016 respectively, according to a recent study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine -- Decline in Prescription Opioids Attributable to Decreases in Long-Term Use: A Retrospective Study in the Veterans Health Administration 2010–2016. 

CDP News: 23 February 2018

By Christopher Adams  on 23.02.2018 2:05 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. It was a short week, due to the holiday, but we’ve still got lots to cover.

Research Update: 22 February 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 22.02.2018 10:11 am
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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:
● Exploring cross-lagged associations between spiritual struggles and risk for suicidal behavior in a community sample of military Veterans.
● Loneliness is closely associated with depression outcomes and suicidal ideation among military Veterans in primary care.
● Trial of Prazosin for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans.

Staff Perspective: Sharing Combat Experiences – Why Veterans Struggle Opening Up to Loved Ones

By Debra Nofziger  on 21.02.2018 9:05 am
Deb Nofziger, Psy.D.

If you have ever worked with a combat Veteran, at some point you have heard frustration from both the Veteran and family members about their communication specific to details about combat experiences. I was recently listening to a patient of mine with this common problem, and he put it very well – “I should tell my wife everything. But I don’t…. I can’t. It is too much to pile on her, and it would hurt her. So I don’t. I push her away instead, block her questions out so my pain won’t be her pain.” Listening to him, and all the others with similar statements, always seems to take me back to the first time I explained this issue with a patient and his family.

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