SAUSI: an integrative assay for measuring social aversion and motivation.

Social aversion is a key feature of numerous mental health disorders such as Social Anxiety and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Nevertheless, the biobehavioral mechanisms underlying social aversion remain poorly understood. Progress in understanding the etiology of social aversion has been hindered by the lack of comprehensive tools to assess social aversion in model systems.

Special Operations Cognitive Agility Training (SOCAT) for Special Operations Forces and spouses.

Increasingly complex and unpredictable personnel and operational demands require Special Operations Forces (SOF) members and their families to remain flexible, adaptive, and resilient within ever-changing circumstances. To mitigate the impact of these stressors on psychological health and fitness, researchers and educators at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) developed Special Operations Cognitive Agility Training (SOCAT), a cognitive performance optimization program supported by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF). The goal of SOCAT is to enhance cognitive agility, defined as the ability to deliberately adapt cognitive processing strategies in accordance with dynamic shifts in situational and environmental demands, in order to facilitate decision making and adapt to change.

A qualitative study of military service members undergoing medical separation.

Objective: Little research explores military perspectives on medical disability-related transition. A qualitative study sought to understand transition experiences of United States military Service members found unfit for duty following medical and physical evaluation boards (MEBs and PEBs).

Methods: Confidential telephone interviews were conducted with 25 current and prior Service members.