Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 27 March 2025

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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:
● Prescription Stimulant Use, Misuse, and Use Disorder Among US Adults Aged 18 to 64 Years.
● Exploring the dissociative subtype of PTSD: The role of early-life trauma, cortisol, and inflammatory profiles.
● Dropout in a clinical trial for comorbid PTSD and MDD among US service members: Are pretreatment characteristics predictive?

Staff Perspective: Military Families with Children Who Have Special Needs

Dr. Jessica Strong

As a military spouse, mother of three extraordinary military children, and researcher on military families, I know military families and children are resilient. Like many other military families, our story includes cross-country and global moves, navigating the emotional terrain of multiple deployments, making friends and moving away from them, and growing through it all. However, personally and through my research, I also know that resilience isn't an innate characteristic; it's a dynamic quality that is carefully cultivated.

Research Update: 20 March 2025

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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:
● Association of Psychological Problems for Which Help Was Sought With Physical Illness.
● Global Burden of Traumatic Brain Injury in 204 Countries and Territories From 1990 to 2021.
● Long-Term Outcomes and Determinants of New-Onset Mental Health Conditions After Trauma.

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