Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: A New Resource for Anyone Interested in Animal-assisted Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Dr. Jenny Phillips

Animal-assisted Therapy (AAT) for post-traumatic stress disorder is an interesting and appealing topic for many clinicians. This blog identifies a recently published text that includes information about AAT with practical clinical applications but also information likely to appeal to a wider audience, including non-clinicians.

Research Update: 15 June 2023

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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:
● ​Toward military cultural competence among new civilian mental health providers.
● ​The association of military sexual assault and nonsuicidal self-injury in U.S. Gulf War-I era veterans.
● ​Smoking Cessation and Changes in Anxiety and Depression in Adults With and Without Psychiatric Disorders.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode “Sharpening our EBP Focus Through the Lens of Military Culture”

Dr. Jenna Ermold

Cultural competency training is an essential component of all behavioral health training curriculums and often a requirement for continuing education for licensed providers. But how often do those training opportunities include “military service” in the mix of cultural dimensions of identity that influence or shape an individual’s experience? Not often enough.
Listen to the episode: Sharpening our EBP Focus Through the Lens of Military Culture

Research Update: 8 June 2023

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● How future self-continuity mediates the impact of job loss on negative mental health outcomes among transitioning veterans.
● The Purple Heart and suicide risk in Post-9/11 U.S. Army Combat Veterans with a traumatic brain injury: A mixed methods study.
● Traumatic brain injury and relationship distress during military deployment and reunion.

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