The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Association of Combat Experiences With Suicide Attempts Among Active-Duty US Service Members.
● Incidence of Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Active Duty United States Military Service Members.
● Attributions of Responsibility for Military Misconduct: Constraint, Identification, and Severity.
Providing therapy to military-connected clients with PTSD during the pandemic has raised my awareness about the intersection between trauma symptoms, COVID-19-related anxiety and distress, and military values that can help individuals cope with the outbreak like having good situational awareness, taking individual responsibility, applying discipline, and striving for the larger mission to maintain safety and protect others. My clinical work has also led me to think more about how the pandemic is impacting military members and their families overall.
The number of stores operated by the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) "worldwide, including in 13 countries and 2 U.S. territories," according to a recent Congressional Research Service Defense Primer -- Military Commissaries and Exchanges. The DeCA employs more than "12,000 civilian full-time equivalents (FTEs)."
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Behind therapists’ emotional responses to suicidal patients: A study of the narrative crisis model of suicide and clinicians’ emotions.
● The Social Forces Healing Patients with Painful Conditions: What Happens After COVID-19? (editorial)
● Anxiety sensitivity and substance use: Differential levels across individuals primarily using opioids, cannabis, or stimulants.
It was odd that my brother was calling me. I hadn’t even unpacked after just returning home from visiting my family in Indiana for the Christmas holiday. He said, “Erin, Wendel and the kids were killed in a car accident on their way back home.” On 29 December 2005, the date of the accident, my journey through complicated grief began and continues to this day. Just as my grief process continues, I expect there are many who have been thrown into grief and will be attempting to find their way through this journey, especially due to the pandemic. As a devoted helper, I will share a few things that have guided me in my journey…