Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers: 24 May 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 24.05.2021 11:46 am

361,538

The number of service members who "initiated a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine" between December 11, 2020 through March 12, 2021, according to a study in the April issue of Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch journal, Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR) -- Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Initiation and Completion Among Active Component Service Members and Health Care Personnel, 11 December 2020-12 March 2021. This represents 27.2% of total service members.

Research Update: 20 May 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 20.05.2021 11:48 am
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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: 
● Explosive ordnance disposal personnel in the U.S. military have higher risk of insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder: a large retrospective cohort study.
● Firearm Suicide Among Veterans of the U.S. Military: A Systematic Review.
● Emotion regulation and experiential avoidance moderate the association between posttraumatic symptoms and alcohol use disorder among Israeli combat veterans.

Staff Perspective: Clinical Skills and Optimizing Treatment - The Case for EBPs

By Jeffrey Mann  on 19.05.2021 9:41 am
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Over the years I’ve worked with a variety of patients and learned a few lessons along the way about efficiency… especially when it comes to the use of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (EBPs). As a graduate student, I had very little exposure to EBPs and I was thoroughly immersed in existential and client-centered therapy. As I entered the military for my internship year I had my first introduction to protocol-based treatment and I was very skeptical. That year and the subsequent years have been transformative in the way I approach my patients' problems.

By the Numbers: 17 May 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 17.05.2021 12:41 pm

11.9%

The estimated percentage of veterans who used cannabis during the past six months, according to a study recently published online ahead of print in the journal Addictive Behaviors -- Prevalence of cannabis use, disorder, and medical card possession in U.S. military veterans: Results from the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

Research Update: 13 May 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.05.2021 11:17 am
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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: 
● Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Implementation of Antiracism (Viewpoint)
● Time Since Injury as a Factor in Post-Concussion Symptom Reporting among Military Service Members with Blast-Related Concussion.
● Underreporting on the MMPI-2-RF extends to extra-test measures of suicide risk.

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