Socrates believed that there are two phases to enable others in search of an understanding of their own truth. The Socratic Method is used in almost all behavioral health treatment and at its most simplistic is termed the use of open-ended questions. However, Socratic Dialogue is so much more than that – an art form that allows patients to begin the process of opening up to what is the actual truth.
1.3 million
The number of Service members (300,000) and dependents (1 million) who "are geographically remote for behavioral health care," according to a new study from the RAND Corporation -- Access to Behavioral Health Care for Geographically Remote Service Members and Dependents in the U.S.
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. We’re past the holidays and now there are plenty more events and training opportunities coming up in the new year!
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:
● Professional Psychology: Research and Practice -- Special Issue: Research on Psychological Issues and Interventions for Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families
● PTSD Monthly Update - December 2014: Animated Whiteboard Videos on PTSD
Does anyone else have their fingers crossed that researchers will start finding evidence of which PTSD treatments work best with which specific patients? Happily, it seems like researchers are starting to ask those questions as well, and the recent article comparing Cognitive Processing Therapy standard protocol to Cognitive Processing Therapy - Cognitive Only may have inadvertently started to answer this question.