Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 20 December 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 20.12.2018 11:17 am
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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:
● Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Peritraumatic and Posttraumatic Emotions Questionnaires Among Active Duty Military Personnel With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Psychological Comorbidities Among U.S. Active Duty Service Members, 2006–2013.
● Understanding Gender Differences in Resilience Among Veterans: Trauma History and Social Ecology.
Please note: This will be the final Research Update of the year. It will return on 3 January 2019.

Staff Perspective: Pathways to Military Psychology

By Regina Shillinglaw  on 19.12.2018 9:11 am
Regina Shillinglaw, Ph.D.

This is one of our busiest times of year in the internship program. We are in the middle of our APA re-accreditation process AND it is application time! What do prospective interns need to know about what military psychology entails? It would be impossible to include all answers to this question in a blog, but I was able to boil down some of the highlights from my perspective into these ten points.

By the Numbers: 17 December 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 17.12.2018 11:56 am

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The percentage of "523,626 female and male active duty Sailors and Marines who entered the U.S. military between 2006 and 2013" who had a PTSD diagnosis, according to a recent article in the Journal of Traumatic Stress -- Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Psychological Comorbidities Among U.S. Active Duty Service Members, 2006–2013.

CDP News: 14 December 2018

By Christopher Adams  on 14.12.2018 11:55 am

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. The holidays are getting closer, but we still had lots to do this week. 

Research Update: 13 December 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.12.2018 11:23 am
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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:
● Efficacy of Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Sertraline Hydrochloride, and Their Combination Among Combat Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
● Predicting suicide attempts among soldiers who deny suicidal ideation in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS).
● Trends in Serious Psychological Distress and Outpatient Mental Health Care of US Adults.

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