Deployment Psychology Blog

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode “Sharpening our EBP Focus Through the Lens of Military Culture”

By Jenna Ermold  on 14.06.2023 9:40 am
Dr. Jenna Ermold

Cultural competency training is an essential component of all behavioral health training curriculums and often a requirement for continuing education for licensed providers. But how often do those training opportunities include “military service” in the mix of cultural dimensions of identity that influence or shape an individual’s experience? Not often enough.
Listen to the episode: Sharpening our EBP Focus Through the Lens of Military Culture

Research Update: 8 June 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 08.06.2023 1:00 pm
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● How future self-continuity mediates the impact of job loss on negative mental health outcomes among transitioning veterans.
● The Purple Heart and suicide risk in Post-9/11 U.S. Army Combat Veterans with a traumatic brain injury: A mixed methods study.
● Traumatic brain injury and relationship distress during military deployment and reunion.

Research Update: 1 June 2023

By Shirl Kennedy  on 01.06.2023 12:51 pm
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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:

● Reducing Opioid Use for Chronic Pain With a Group-Based Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
● Cannabis Use Disorder and Subsequent Risk of Psychotic and Nonpsychotic Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Disorder.
● Understanding a Time of High Risk for Suicide: Adversities Associated with Separation from Military Service among National Guard and Reserve Service Members.

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