Blog posts with the tag "Treatment"

Staff Perspective: Military Families with Children Who Have Special Needs

By Jessica Strong  on 26.03.2025 9:27 am
Dr. Jessica Strong

As a military spouse, mother of three extraordinary military children, and researcher on military families, I know military families and children are resilient. Like many other military families, our story includes cross-country and global moves, navigating the emotional terrain of multiple deployments, making friends and moving away from them, and growing through it all. However, personally and through my research, I also know that resilience isn't an innate characteristic; it's a dynamic quality that is carefully cultivated.

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode “You Are NOT Unacceptable: Traumatic Invalidation and PTSD”

By Jenna Ermold  on 19.03.2025 10:29 am
Dr. Jenna Ermold

Traumatic invalidation is a powerful and often misunderstood concept that can play a significant role in the development and maintenance of PTSD. In our latest P4P episode, we sit down with Dr. Robin Brody who shared her insights on what traumatic invalidation is and how it contributes to trauma responses, including PTSD.

Staff Perspective: The Curious Case of SGT B - Unpacking the Roles of Trauma, Insomnia, and OSA

By Diana Dolan  on 12.03.2025 10:00 am
Dr. Diana Dolan

Recently a case was shared with me in consultation that perked my ears up. He had a number of disruptions related to his sleep, including difficulty staying asleep, nightmares, a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and a history of two traumatic incidents. Worse, he had started grinding his teeth to the point of wearing through over the counter mouthguards. He was described as an “extreme case” that had failed prior evidence-based treatment and would not likely benefit from say Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).

Practically Speaking: Behind the episode “Getting All Sides of the Story: Responsible Use of Collateral Information in EBPs”

By Jenna Ermold  on 05.03.2025 10:58 am
Dr. Jenna Ermold

No one knows better than our clients what is going on in their world - their stressors, symptoms, triumphs, values, goals… but sometimes it can also be helpful to hear additional perspectives from others in our client’s world. These “others”, referred to as “collaterals” in clinical practice can offer valuable insights and observations about presenting problems, barriers to treatment, strengths of the client – all of which can enhance our understanding of our client’s environment, behaviors, and experiences.

Research at CDP: Introducing the Sleep Ed-MC Study

By  on 19.02.2025 2:11 pm

The Sleep Ed-MC project is a collaboration between experts from CDP, San Diego State University (SDSU), the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (USU), and the VA’s National Center for PTSD. Co-led by Drs. Emily Schmied (SDSU) and Maegan Willing (CDP), this study, titled "Reducing Suicidality through Improved Sleep Health" or "Sleep Ed-MC," addresses the critical issue of suicide prevention in the military.

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