Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Therapist, Health Thyself: Do We Really Need Self-Care?

Dr. Diana Dolan

I have a confession to make. I have never really bought into the concept of self-care from a personal perspective. I do think frequently about the risk for burnout in in the behavioral health field, I fully support self-care for others, and I encourage time for self-care among friends and colleagues. For myself though, the concept seemed foreign.

Research Update: 11 May 2023

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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:

  • Nightmare disorder in active-duty US military personnel
  • Development of a brief support and education intervention for loved ones of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Objective and Subjective Sleep Measures Are Related to Suicidal Ideation and Are Transdiagnostic Features of Major Depressive Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Ruptured selves: moral injury and wounded identity

Staff Perspective: Connecting Clinically - The “Suck It Up and Drive On” Mentality

When you consider the cultural context of the military as being group-based, it is not unusual for clients to downplay their own pain and symptoms because someone else is "worse" than they are. This can lead to problems with them fully engaging in treatment. Providers must somehow address this without being dismissive of the cultural value behind it.

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