Deployment Psychology Blog

Research Update: 19 April 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 19.04.2018 1:54 pm
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The weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web and a special section focused on sleep and sleep-disturbances. Some of this week's topics include:
● Identification of Distinct Latent Classes Related to Sleep, PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety in Individuals Diagnosed With Severe Alcohol Use Disorder.
● A Tale of Two Families: Helping Military Couples Understand and Accept a Returning Soldier’s “Unit Family” Into Their Relationship.
● Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Experiential Avoidance: A Case-Series Study.
● A qualitative analysis of strategies for managing suicide-related events during deployment from the perspective of Army behavioral health providers, chaplains, and leaders.

Staff Perspective: The Role of Primary Care Provider Attitudes in Disseminating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

By Diana Dolan  on 18.04.2018 9:02 am
Diana Dolan, Ph.D., CBSM

More is better right?  I have heard this often vis a vis treatment of sleep disorders, i.e. if only we had more providers trained in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), then we could reach more patients.  Today, I want to impart to you the idea that having greater numbers of trained CBT-I providers is insufficient without addressing attitudes of referring medical providers-particularly those primary care providers (PCPs) who are our patients’ point-of-contact with the medical system.

CDP News: 13 April 2018

By Christopher Adams  on 13.04.2018 9:24 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. It’s Friday the 13th, but there's no bad luck here!

Research Update: 12 April 2018

By Shirl Kennedy  on 12.04.2018 12:05 pm
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The weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web and a special section focused on sleep and sleep-disturbances. Some of this week's topics include:
● Very Young Child Well-being in Military Families: A Snapshot.
● An Initial Report of Sleep Disorders in Women in the U.S. Military.
● Personality Factors and Their Impact on PTSD and Post-traumatic Growth is Mediated by Coping Style Among OIF/OEF Veterans.
● Alliance across group treatment for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: The role of interpersonal trauma and treatment type.

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