Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers: 21 October 2024

By Shirl Kennedy  on 21.10.2024 11:27 am

$1.35 billion
The "estimated cost of obesity in active-duty service members," according to a study from the American Security Project ("a nonpartisan organization created to educate the American public and the world about the changing nature of national security in the 21st Century.") -- White Paper — Costs and Consequences: Obesity’s Compounding Impact on the Military Health System.

Research Update: 17 October 2024

By Shirl Kennedy  on 17.10.2024 11:34 am

The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Factors associated with mental healthcare utilization among United States military personnel with posttraumatic stress disorder or depression symptoms.
● Bright Light Therapy for Nonseasonal Depressive Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
● Transitioning into trauma-focused evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder from other treatments: a qualitative investigation.

Staff Perspective: Suicide Risk During the Transition from Military to Civilian Life

By Marjorie Weinstock  on 16.10.2024 10:19 am

As Suicide Prevention month just wrapped up, I wanted to share an article I recently read focusing on the suicide risk for transitioning Service members. Data has shown that the period of transition from military service to civilian life is one of increased risk for Service members. 

Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode, “Practically YOU! How It Took 5 Seasons to Have a Call-in Show”

By Kevin Holloway  on 09.10.2024 9:29 am

When we were first kicking around the idea for the Practical for Your Practice podcast, we decided we wanted the show to feel like a conversation among colleagues–nothing scripted and nothing preachy or condescending–about the real world challenges of implementing EBPs. Our intent from the very beginning was to invite listeners into these conversations–to feel as though they were our colleagues participating in these discussions, either while driving in to work, taking a walk at lunch, or winding down after a long day.

By the Numbers: 7 October 2024

By Shirl Kennedy  on 07.10.2024 10:25 am

37% & 69%
Respectively, the percentage of the (U.S.) population that has ever smoked, and the percentage of "the nation's annual prescription opioids" that this population used, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- Heavy Versus Light Smoking: Its Association With Opioid Use, Chronic Pain, and Mental Health.

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