Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 24 June 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 24.06.2021 1:28 pm
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include: 
● Sleep Quality Improvements After MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● The Impact of Hostility on Quality of Life, Functioning, and Suicidal Ideation Among Male Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● Associations between spouse and service member prescriptions for high-risk and long-term opioids: A dyadic study.

Staff Perspective: I'm Having the Thought That Cognitions are Important in Trauma Work

By Andrew Santanello  on 23.06.2021 11:47 am
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Here is a very obvious and non-controversial statement: the thoughts that trauma survivors have about themselves, the world, and other people have an important impact on their recovery. Regardless of the model you use to help survivors of trauma to recover from their experiences, you are absolutely going to be addressing thoughts at some level. Treatments such Cognitive Processing Therapy address thoughts directly with socratic dialogue.

Research Update: 17 June 2021

By Shirl Kennedy  on 17.06.2021 1:47 pm
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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include: 
● Effects of pre-bedtime blue-light exposure on ratio of deep sleep in healthy young men.
● Comorbid Insomnia and Sleep Apnea: mechanisms and implications of an underrecognized and misinterpreted sleep disorder.
● Association of Social and Behavioral Risk Factors With Mortality Among US Veterans With COVID-19.

Staff Perspective: MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy for PTSD - Reactions from a Skeptic

By Carin Lefkowitz  on 16.06.2021 3:30 pm
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It’s tough to keep up with the “latest and greatest” interventions for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It seems like there’s constantly a new “breakthrough” that never fully delivers. As a scientist-practitioner, I don’t pay much attention until I see a strong research base. So until recently, I’ve all but ignored claims that psychedelic drugs (MDMA, psilocybin, etc.) could bolster recovery from PTSD. However, it’s tough to ignore the successes reported in a recent Phase 3 trial.

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