Deployment Psychology Blog

Guest Perspective: Making it Work - One Deployment at a Time

By  on 17.01.2017 12:07 pm

Many years ago, I just had one name and one role.  I was Katie.  That’s who I was, and that was all.  Throughout this journey of life, I have adopted and adapted to other names and other roles.  I have been Airman, Miss, and teacher.  About ten years ago, I became wife.  That was a major role change on its own, but I added “military wife” to it as well.  Having been a military member myself, the military lifestyle wasn’t so hard to adapt to until I added my next name, Mama. 

CDP News: Jan. 13, 2017

By Christopher Adams  on 13.01.2017 12:28 pm

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. There’s lot to talk about in the coming weeks, so let’s get to it!

Research Update: Jan. 12, 2017

By Shirl Kennedy  on 12.01.2017 11:57 am

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:

● A Qualitative Study of Mindfulness Among Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Practices Differentially Affect Symptoms, Aspects of Well-Being, and Potential Mechanisms of Action.
● Women in the National Guard: Coping and Barriers to Care.

Staff Perspective: A Quiz on Chronic Pain Research

By David Reynolds  on 11.01.2017 11:39 am

I’ve always been interested in pain, even before completing the post-doc in Health Psych. Perhaps that’s because I’ve suffered an above-average number of injuries in my time: ulna fracture; concussion; compound bruise with threat of amputation mid-fibula/tibia; dislocated elbow; torn rotator cuff; knee hyperextension; metatarsal fracture; etc. Needless to say that these old injuries remind me they exist, dependent upon my level of exercise, sleep, stress, and diet, among other factors.

Guest Perspective: Parents of Service Members - An Underserved Sub-culture of America’s Armed Forces

By Jerri Haaven  on 10.01.2017 12:38 pm

This scenario played out 14 years ago, as the USS Constellation prepared to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and I remember that morning like it happened yesterday. On October 2, 2002, my son joined a new generation of heroes that left to safeguard our country.

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