Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: Sep. 26, 2013

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:

  • Reintegration After Deployment: Supporting Citizen Warriors and Their Families
  • Veteran Ally: Practical Strategies for Closing the Military-Civilian Gap on Campus.

Staff Voices: The Clash Between the Ideal and the Realities of Consultation

Kelly Chrestman, Ph.D.

I recently had the privilege of working with my colleagues, Dr. David Riggs and Dr. Paula Dominici, to deliver a workshop for experienced PE therapists who are taking their skills and knowledge to the next level by becoming consultants. If you know Dave and Paula, then you are aware that the workshop was well-organized, data-driven, thorough, and extremely clinically relevant. It was a beautiful thing.

By the Numbers - Sept. 23, 2013

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"The crude rate of suicide per 100,000 person years," among 150,000 active duty personnel and Veterans who, respectively, did not deploy to OEF/OIF, who deployed without combat, and who experienced combat, according to a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association --  Risk factors associated with suicide in current and former US military personnel.

Research Update: Sep. 19, 2013

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:

  • 2013 Wounded Warrior Project® Survey Report of Findings

  • PTSD and Suicide Prevention: PTSD Monthly Update – September

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