Deployment Psychology Blog

By The Numbers: 16 September 2024

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The proportion of "military suicide deaths" that result "from self-inflicted gunshot wounds," according to statistics from the Department of Defense cited in an article in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior -- Threat perceptions, defensive behaviors, and the perceived suicide prevention value of specific firearm storage practices.

Research Update: 12 September 2024

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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:
● Draft Guidance on Reporting Gender, Sex, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Age in Medical and Scientific Publication-Call for Review and Comment.
● Risk of Suicide Across Medical Conditions and the Role of Prior Mental Disorder.
● Cannabis Laws and Utilization of Medications for the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode - “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Stress First Aid (SFA)”

As behavioral health providers, many of us receive training, and are well positioned to help people after a disaster or traumatic event. But what do you do in situations of ongoing threat, ongoing stress and adversity, perhaps lasting months or years? In this episode of Practical for Your Practice, we are joined by the amazing Dr. Patricia Watson, a psychologist at the National Center for PTSD, who walks us through the incredibly versatile Stress First Aid (SFA) model.

Research Update: 5 September 2024

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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:
● A Baseline Model of PTSD From the ACES Cohort.
● Florida's Red Flag Gun Law and Firearm and Nonfirearm Homicide and Suicide Rates.
● Household Firearm Ownership and Firearm Mortality.

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