The world feels a bit cray-cray right now and your hosts are feeling fatigued, on edge, and crispy. We took a moment to ask, “how are you really doing?”, and didn’t allow each other to answer “fine.” It’s a challenge for many of us in the helping professions to acknowledge our own distress, make time for self-care, and accept help from others.
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The increased risk of PTSD among active duty service members with insomnia relative to those without, according to a study published in the journal Neurology -- Burden of Insomnia Disorder Among US Active-Duty Military Personnel.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● "They'll Talk About Everything Else… But Suicidal Ideation": Clinician Experiences Addressing Non-Disclosure of Suicidal Ideation Among Military- Affiliated Clients.
● Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and suicide ideation, attempt, and risk among active-duty service members and veterans: A systematic review with three meta-analyses of associations and moderators.
● Veteran suicide thoughts and attempts during the transition from military service to civilian life: Qualitative insights.
In long-term relationships, there is a pattern many clinicians recognize: early infatuation and connection often give way to a period of conflict or power struggle, which — if navigated successfully — can lead to a more mature and stable form of partnership. Some relationship development models describe this process in more detail, but the core idea remains the same: if couples are to reach long-term stability and satisfaction, they often have to move through periods of turmoil rather than around them.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Longitudinal Trends in Aeromedical Evacuations for Mental Health Disorders and Battle Injuries From Central Command Between 2001 and 2023.
● Moral injury prevention and intervention.
● Types of decorations, their social meaning and influence on moral injury: A mixed methods approach.