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Happy Friday everyone and welcome to the latest edition of CDP News! Looking back over the week, it was another busy one around the Center for Deployment Psychology. We had two teams presenting two separate, but overlapping, events for our University Counseling Center Core Competency program this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, Dr. Holly O’Reilly and Laura Copland traveled down to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to instruct attendees on Cognitive Processing Therapy as part of the UC4-Extended program. Then on Thursday, Dr. Kevin Holloway and Dr. Jenna Ermold visited Illinois State University in Normal, IL to deliver the core UC4 program.
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The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
• Department of Defense Instruction: Mental Health Evaluations of Members of the Military
Services
• Screening for and Treatment of Suicide Risk Relevant to Primary Care: A Systematic Review for
the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
• Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD). (AHRQ)
• Interventions for the Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults After
Exposure to Psychological Trauma. (AHRQ)
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For many mental health providers, the focus on providing evidence-based treatments for deployment-related issues allows us to improve treatment outcomes for the patients in front of us. However, what about the patients who never make it to our door?
While we know that many Service Members and Veterans are not likely to seek out specialty mental health care, patients do have regular contact with their primary care providers (PCPs).For many Service Members, the primary care clinic is the only contact with medical care, the place where the rubber meets the road, and all health care gets done.
While we know that many Service Members and Veterans are not likely to seek out specialty mental health care, patients do have regular contact with their primary care providers (PCPs).For many Service Members, the primary care clinic is the only contact with medical care, the place where the rubber meets the road, and all health care gets done.
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3,374
The number of official "reports of sexual assault involving Service members" in FY 2012, according to the annual report recently related by the Department of Defense (DoD) Sexual Assault and Prevention Office (SAPRO). This represents an increase of 6% over the 3,192 sexual assaults reported in FY 2011.
The number of official "reports of sexual assault involving Service members" in FY 2012, according to the annual report recently related by the Department of Defense (DoD) Sexual Assault and Prevention Office (SAPRO). This represents an increase of 6% over the 3,192 sexual assaults reported in FY 2011.
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We’ve reached the end of another week, which means it’s time to review the latest news and look forward to upcoming events in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology in this week’s CDP News. As usual, our training efforts are keeping us busy and out on the road. This week as part of the University Counseling Center Core Competency-Extended program, we headed to Columbus, OH to hold a two-day session on Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) at The Ohio State University. It was a great event, as Dr. Ted Bonar and Dr. Elizabeth Parins. presented to over 100 university counseling center clinicians from all across the country. We’d like to thank all who attended and made it such a rousing success!
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The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
•Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military 2012
•Suicide Among Adults Aged 35–64 Years — United States, 1999–2010.
•Suicide Among Soldiers: A Review of Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors.
•Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military 2012
•Suicide Among Adults Aged 35–64 Years — United States, 1999–2010.
•Suicide Among Soldiers: A Review of Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors.
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Human-animal bonding relationships have existed as long as humans and animals have lived, worked and played together--evidence of positive relationships between people and animals goes back thousands of years. More recently, dogs were used to help heal psychiatric patients in the military as early as 1919 and throughout various wars up until the present. However, a quick look at the literature examining the benefits of this intervention shows that we have a long way to go in building empirical support for the benefits of Pet Therapy. For instance, the Department of Defense does not currently have a department-wide policy regarding Pet Therapy and does not specifically endorse any project or certifying body. However, there is ample anecdotal evidence of the advantages, and the utilization of Pet Therapy is growing rapidly.
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75%
According to a recent Washington Post story -- Motor vehicle crashes: A little-known risk to returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan -- veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, after they leave active service, have a 75% higher rate of fatal motor vehicle accidents than civilians.
According to a recent Washington Post story -- Motor vehicle crashes: A little-known risk to returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan -- veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, after they leave active service, have a 75% higher rate of fatal motor vehicle accidents than civilians.
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Welcome to Friday, the end of another work week and the latest edition of CDP News. As always, we’re taking a look back at the past week as well as future events around the Center for Deployment Psychology. For upcoming trainings, our University Counseling Center Core Competency Extended (UC4-E) program will be visiting Columbus, OH to present Prolonged Exposure Therapy training at The Ohio State University on Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9. This follow-up training is designed to build upon the instructional foundations that are laid during our standard UC4 course. The two-day session teaches attendees about of the use of specific evidence-based therapies, either Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) or Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).
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The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
• Survival–Recovery Effect: Military Wives With Soldier–Husbands Deployed to the Operation Iraqi Freedom Conflict.
• Mind-Body Practices for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
• Emotion Differentiation as a Protective Factor Against Nonsuicidal Self-injury in Borderline Personality Disorder.
• Survival–Recovery Effect: Military Wives With Soldier–Husbands Deployed to the Operation Iraqi Freedom Conflict.
• Mind-Body Practices for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
• Emotion Differentiation as a Protective Factor Against Nonsuicidal Self-injury in Borderline Personality Disorder.
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Working in an active duty Department of Defense (DoD) Behavioral Health Clinic can be challenging, with busy patient loads, complex cases, limited administrative time, and frequent short notice tasks. It can be a recipe for burnout, and those of us working there are often encouraged to engage in “provider self-care.” Such self-care is intended to be a daily ritual with the hope that doing so will prevent burnout and keep the caregivers healthy and productive. I’m a fan of the daily self-care model. I have an active social life, I regularly engage in my hobbies, I read, I exercise, I have a healthy diet, and even go to yoga. Even with all this text book self-care sometimes tragedy and adversity can crash into the personal lives of the caregiver.
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32%
The percentage by which "psychotherapy targeting suicide prevention reduced the risk for attempts" -- at least for adults -- according to an article recently published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine -- Screening for and Treatment of Suicide Risk Relevant to Primary Care: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
The percentage by which "psychotherapy targeting suicide prevention reduced the risk for attempts" -- at least for adults -- according to an article recently published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine -- Screening for and Treatment of Suicide Risk Relevant to Primary Care: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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It’s Friday and that means it’s time for another edition of our weekly roundup of all the happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, CDP News. This week marked the conclusion of our latest iteration of the eight-day “Topics in Deployment Psychology” course. We’d like to thank all of our participants and presenters, both staff and guests. We certainly couldn’t have done it without you! It’s a lot of work for everyone, but it’s well worth the effort for such successful results. One particular panel of note, after the enthuastic reception it received in our last iteration, we held another panel focusing on lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender in the military. It was a very thought provoking discussion and we’d like to extend a special thank you to all involved in making it happen.
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The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
•Interview: Does Complex Trauma Exist? A “Long View” Based on Science and Service in the
Trauma Field.
•Dissemination and implementation of prolonged exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress
disorder.
•Helping Vulnerable Populations: A Comprehensive Review of the Treatment Outcome Literature
on Substance Use Disorder and PTSD.
•Interview: Does Complex Trauma Exist? A “Long View” Based on Science and Service in the
Trauma Field.
•Dissemination and implementation of prolonged exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress
disorder.
•Helping Vulnerable Populations: A Comprehensive Review of the Treatment Outcome Literature
on Substance Use Disorder and PTSD.
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Using virtual reality to help assist in the treatment of PTSD is nothing new. There have been numerous efforts to simulate stressful situations from the safety of a therapist’s office, including the Virtual Iraq program, the T2 Virtual PTSD Experience in Second Life by the National Institute of Telehealth and Technology and several others. Use of these technologies has been hampered by a variety of reasons ranging from cost, to technological hurdles, to uncertainty of effectiveness. However, the upcoming release of a new device, called the Oculus Rift, may signal a whole new era for virtual reality-assisted therapy.
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33%
The decline in the percentage of the "urinalysis drug positive rate for active duty military personnel" between 2006 and 2011, according to a Department of Defense report, Status of Drug Use in the Department of Defense Personnel: Fiscal Year 2011 Drug Testing Statistical Report (PDF).
The decline in the percentage of the "urinalysis drug positive rate for active duty military personnel" between 2006 and 2011, according to a Department of Defense report, Status of Drug Use in the Department of Defense Personnel: Fiscal Year 2011 Drug Testing Statistical Report (PDF).
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Happy Friday everyone! It’s time to wrap the week up with a look at the latest news and happenings around the Center for Deployment Psychology in this week’s CDP News. We’ve completed five of the eight days of the latest iteration of our “Topics in Deployment Psychology”. It’s been a very good session so far with plenty of great presenters and engaged participants. Our thanks go out to both groups for making it such a success so far.
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The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
• Challenges and Successes in Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress: Lessons Learned From Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD.
• Treatment-Seeking Barriers for Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Who Screen Positive for PTSD.
• Racial Differences in Veterans’ Satisfaction With Examination of Disability From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
• Challenges and Successes in Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress: Lessons Learned From Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD.
• Treatment-Seeking Barriers for Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts Who Screen Positive for PTSD.
• Racial Differences in Veterans’ Satisfaction With Examination of Disability From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
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“The Invisible War” is an investigative documentary focused on sexual assault and harassment in the United States Military. Throughout this powerful film, we spend time with many survivors, hearing each story as told to the interviewer. This film is careful not to portray any footage of assault or harassment, but the stories are chilling nonetheless. Some were harassed and/or stalked while others were assaulted and injured to the point of requiring medical attention. Several survivors reported harassment prior to their assault, and statistics show that incident of sexual assault are significantly higher in environments where sexual harassment is tolerated.
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$138 million
The amount that would be saved in "social costs" (lost productivity, mental health treatment, and suicides) over a two year period following "implementation of evidence-based treatments" for PTSD and depression, according to a recent journal article -- Challenges and Successes in Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress: Lessons Learned From Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD. According to the article, which appeared in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest, that figure represents a reduction of roughly 15% in the total social costs of PTSD and depression over a two-year period in veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, calculated by health economists at approximately $950 million.
The amount that would be saved in "social costs" (lost productivity, mental health treatment, and suicides) over a two year period following "implementation of evidence-based treatments" for PTSD and depression, according to a recent journal article -- Challenges and Successes in Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress: Lessons Learned From Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD. According to the article, which appeared in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest, that figure represents a reduction of roughly 15% in the total social costs of PTSD and depression over a two-year period in veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, calculated by health economists at approximately $950 million.
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