940,000
The number of VA disability claims related to PTSD, according to a recent article in Military Times -- PTSD disability claims by vets tripled in the last decade.
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. August and the dog days of summer are just around the corner, but this week was another busy one.
The weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● PTSD Monthly Update -- New Guidelines for Managing PTSD
● Discontinuing Psychiatric Medications: A Survey of Long-Term Users.
● Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness: Current Approaches and Future Directions.
In this week’s Staff Perspective, we’re going to take a quick look at a few interesting stories from around the Web.
66.8%
The percentage of the Veteran population in VA care in FY13 who had no mental health diagnoses, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs -- National Veteran Health Equity Report, which "details patterns and provides comparative rates of health conditions for vulnerable Veteran groups."