Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 13 June 2024

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.06.2024 11:29 am

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● U.S. Army mortality surveillance in active duty soldiers, 2014-2019.
● The State of Health and Health Care for LGBTQ+ Veterans: Differences Among Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans, by Identity and State Policy Climate, 2015–2021.
● The therapist role in parent-led cognitive behavioral therapy for children after trauma: treating trauma from a distance.

Research Update: 6 June 2024

By Shirl Kennedy  on 06.06.2024 10:41 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:
● Service Dogs for Veterans and Military Members With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
● Animal-assisted interventions for military families: a systematic review.
● VA/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD and ASD: A Tool to Optimize Patient Care for Trauma Survivors. (Viewpoint)

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode - “Don't Forget the Caregivers: Support for Caregivers of Children and Teens After Self-Directed Violence”

By Kevin Holloway  on 05.06.2024 10:30 am
Dr. Kevin Holloway

Like many of you reading this, I am a mental health provider. I have worked with a wide variety of clients dealing with a wide variety of challenges–successfully and competently (or at least I hope). I have had the privilege of bearing witness to and helping people navigate some of the darkest, soul-crushing experiences, sometimes supporting them, sometimes helping them approach rather than avoid, sometimes grieving with them, and always cheering their successes and their strengths. Last fall, I found myself on the other side–well, not exactly.

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