Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: A Dynamic Relationship Model for Couples Experiencing PTSD

By Debra Nofziger  on 11.03.2015 11:19 am

Working with Veterans with PTSD is an intense experience where all focus can be on helping alleviate the Veteran's symptoms.  What can sometimes get lost in this process is how the Veteran's family and relationships are surviving.  PTSD does not happen in a bubble and can have very harsh impacts on relationships.  These relationships will be changed even in the best case scenarios.  On the flip side, aspects of close relationships will impact how the Veteran's PTSD symptoms are experienced.  Following is a review of a recent research article which develops a multi-dimentional model of how relationship qualities can both be impacted by and affect the experience of PTSD.

By the Numbers - Mar. 9, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 09.03.2015 12:26 pm

10,800

The number of men who are sexually assaulted each year in the military, according to Russell Strand, a retired Criminal Investigative Service special agent speaking at the Army's Sexual Harassment/Assault Response Program Summit last month, detailed in a Department of Defense press release. Just 1,134 of these men reported the attacks, Strand said -- roughly 13 percent. By way of comparison, of the roughly 8,000 military women sexually assaulted each year, 39% reported the crime.

CDP News: Mar. 6, 2015

By Christopher Adams  on 06.03.2015 12:35 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. Welcome to March everyone! It still feels like winter here at CDP headquarters, but we’re looking ahead to spring and even more events.

By the Numbers - Mar. 2, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 02.03.2015 1:53 pm

23%

The prevalence of PTSD in a population of 4,945,897 Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraq Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans across 33 studies published between 2007 and 2013, according to a new paper to be published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders -- The Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans: A Meta-Analysis.

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