Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Examining Exposure, Relaxation, and Rescription Therapy (EERT) for Nightmares

ERRT targets physiological, behavioral, cognitive aspects related to the development and maintenance of nightmares through a three-session treatment protocol. Each session is approximately 60 minutes and starts by providing psychoeducation about trauma, nightmares, and sleep hygiene, as well as teaching progressive muscle relaxation. The main emphasis is to provide relevant background information, modify maladaptive sleep habits, and to help patients gain proficiency with relaxation skills, such as progressive muscle relaxation.

CDP News: Oct. 9, 2015

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. Everyone is getting ready for the holiday weekend, but we’ve got plenty to talk about before we get there.

Research Update: Oct. 8, 2015

 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:

● Shift work disorder, depression, and anxiety in the transition to rotating shifts: the role of sleep reactivity.
● Predicting Suicide Intent: The Roles of Experiencing or Committing Violent Acts.

Staff Perspective: CDP Presents the new “CDP Presents” Section

Frequent visitors to the CDP website or social media pages may be aware of our monthly webinar series “CDP Presents.” However, for those who are not familiar with this program (and even for those who are!), we’d like to take a few minutes to spotlight this effort.

By the Numbers - Oct. 5, 2015

9.4 million

The number of adults ages 18+ in the U.S. who "thought seriously about trying to kill themselves in the  past 12 months," according to a recently released report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior among Adults:  Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (PDF).

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