Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Veiling and Using Headscarves in the United States Military

By Augusto Ruiz  on 19.08.2020 4:05 pm
Augusto Ruiz, Psy.D.

A patient walks into your office and states that he is having a panic attack because he just saw a women in the pharmacy line wearing a Hijab. Just seeing the veil produced flashbacks and a quickened pulse. Upon further questioning, he reveals that he is avoiding certain Middle Eastern restaurants, and missed an elevator ride because he saw a Muslim women waiting in line. He even states that he thought he saw a soldier wearing a Hijab, but then states "I think I must be losing my mind." As a provider working with service members, how culturally informed are you on veiling policies to better assist this patient?

Research Update: 13 August 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.08.2020 12:36 pm
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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: 
● “No one should see what they have to do”: Military children and media representations of war.
● Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of mental health outcomes in Veterans and Service members: A scoping review.
● Mechanisms Through Which a Family Caregiver Coaching Intervention Might Reduce Anxiety Among Children in Military Households.

Staff Perspective: Moral Injury – What’s New and How Far Have We Come?

By Jeffrey Mann  on 12.08.2020 1:09 pm

The concept of moral injury (MI) has become much more of a mainstream construct in mental health treatment over the last decade. In my research for this article, I reviewed my colleague’s observations and perspectives on the theoretical development, assessment and treatment. There has been rigorous examination, discussion and research on the construct of MI, its causes and remedies.

By the Numbers: 10 August 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 10.08.2020 5:03 pm

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The unemployment rate among military spouses, according to a recent report from the Deloitte Center for Government Insights -- Military spouse unemployment: Exploring solutions to a local problem of national importance. The report indicates that the underemployment rate is anywhere from 31% to 51% "despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent by the US Department of Defense (DoD) to address the issue and a complex network of nonprofit support."

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