Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Article Review

By Diana Sermanian  on 18.02.2015 10:42 am

I often find myself asking, “What’s the data supporting that finding?” Truth be told, I pose this question not only at work, when looking at research articles, but also in my personal life with friends, family, and others.  Sounds fun, right? It’s not that bad (insert smiley face).  I bring this up because recently I came across an article by Matthias et al (2014), A Qualitative Study of Chronic Pain in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans: "A Burden on My Soul," that caught my attention.

CDP News: Feb. 13, 2015

By Christopher Adams  on 13.02.2015 10:20 am

Happy Friday the 13th and 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 busy week as we had lots to do in advance of the upcoming long, holiday weekend.

Research Update: Feb. 12, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 12.02.2015 11:41 am

The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:

● Developing the PTSD Checklist-I/F for the DSM-IV (PCL-I/F): Assessing PTSD Symptom Frequency and Intensity in a Pilot Study of Male Veterans with Combat-Related PTSD.
● Associations between operationally estimated blast exposures and postdeployment diagnoses of postconcussion syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Staff Perspective: A Look at the 2013 Department of Defense Suicide Event Report

By Lisa French  on 11.02.2015 10:24 am

I vividly remember when the Department of Defense (DoD) transitioned to using the DoD Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) system.  I was a young Air Force psychologist stationed in Germany at the time and I remember thinking, “Oh no, one more new system to learn”.  However, I now know how valuable the DoDSER program is in helping standardize suicide surveillance across the Services.

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