Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: The Impact of Military Experiences on Marriage Satisfaction – From the Spouse’s Perspective

By April Thompson  on 27.02.2020 10:59 am
April Thompson, LCSW

Military deployments and family separations due to trainings and other military duties are not easy – not for the Service members nor for the spouses left behind. These military experiences can place significant stress on couples which can result in marital dissatisfaction. Therefore, understanding the specific ways these military experiences impact couples as well as identifying interventions that help combat relationship distress is of critical importance.

By the Numbers: 24 February 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 24.02.2020 2:25 pm

7.2%
The percentage of a sample of U.S. adults who "met criteria" for either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress -- ICD‐11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the United States: A Population‐Based Study. "(T)he prevalence rates were 3.4% for PTSD and 3.8% for CPTSD."

Research Update: 20 February 2020

By Shirl Kennedy  on 20.02.2020 12:19 pm

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

● The role of PTSD and TBI in post-deployment sleep outcomes.
● Self-Reported Sleep Need, Subjective Resilience, and Cognitive Performance Following Sleep Loss and Recovery Sleep.
● Veterans’ Transition Out of the Military and Knowledge of Mental Health Disorders.
● Problems with social acceptance and social victimization predict substance use among U.S. Reserve/Guard soldiers.

Staff Perspective: Living in River City - Family Challenges During Deployment

By Danielle Carrier  on 19.02.2020 11:13 am

The first time my husband deployed was just a few short weeks after we got married. We had a son who was three and a half at the time, yet the three of us had never actually lived together. To say we received more than our share of doubts that our family would “make it” would be putting it lightly.

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