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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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It’s time for the latest edition of CDP News, where we round up the latest news and upcoming happenings at the Center for Deployment Psychology. This week we start by congratulating all of the participants of our 2013 South Regional 1-Week Civilian Training in the Oklahoma City metro area. The event wraps up today and it’s been very successful. We hope everyone learned a lot and enjoyed the experience. Our next 1-week training event will be in Madison, WI from June 7-13. If you’re interested in more details or signing up, please visit the event’s page here.
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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:
• Using a Bug-Killing Paradigm to Understand How Social Validation and Invalidation Affect the Distress of Killing.
• Mental Health Diagnoses and Counseling Among Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft in the United States Air Force.
• External Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2000-2011.
• Early Physical Victimization is a Risk Factor for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Mississippi Police and Firefighter First Responders to Hurricane Katrina.
• Using a Bug-Killing Paradigm to Understand How Social Validation and Invalidation Affect the Distress of Killing.
• Mental Health Diagnoses and Counseling Among Pilots of Remotely Piloted Aircraft in the United States Air Force.
• External Causes of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2000-2011.
• Early Physical Victimization is a Risk Factor for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Mississippi Police and Firefighter First Responders to Hurricane Katrina.
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The post-deployment period is sometimes a surprisingly difficult time for returning Service Members and their significant others. Couples and families may find themselves experiencing more conflict and emotional distance than they anticipated and this leaves them feeling surprised and unprepared. After all, the deployment is over—shouldn’t reunion be the easiest part? We know that Service Members benefit from positive relationships with significant others after deployment. And in my clinical work with Service Members, I have observed that good post-deployment adjustment is good for Service Member relationships. To speak directly to this issue, I sought out the expertise of a prominent Relational Psychologist, Dr. Brent Slife, to ask him a few questions about relationships in a post-deployment setting.
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3rd and 4th
Where suicide ranks as a cause of death among the 1-24 year old age group and the 25-44 year old age group, respectively, according to a National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data brief: Death in the United States, 2011.
Where suicide ranks as a cause of death among the 1-24 year old age group and the 25-44 year old age group, respectively, according to a National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data brief: Death in the United States, 2011.
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Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News, where we take a quick look at all the latest and upcoming happenings here at the Center for Deployment Psychology. This week our 2013 South Regional 1-Week Civilian Training in the Oklahoma City metro area reached registration capacity and is now officially sold out. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone out there next week, April 8 through 12! However, there is good news for everyone else interested in attending our week-long civilian training sessions, we’ll be announcing the location and dates of our 2013 Midwestern Regional Training very soon. So keep an eye on our Civilian Training page, Facebook or Twitter for the latest announcements!
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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:
• The rape and sexual assault of men – a review of the literature.
• From Serving in the Military to Serving Loved Ones: Unique Experiences of Older Veteran Caregivers.
• Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.
• Successful Aging Among Older Veterans in the United States.
• The rape and sexual assault of men – a review of the literature.
• From Serving in the Military to Serving Loved Ones: Unique Experiences of Older Veteran Caregivers.
• Prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.
• Successful Aging Among Older Veterans in the United States.
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I always have the best intentions when I leave a workshop.
The trainers are so knowledgeable and skilled at presenting their work. In their presence, I can really see myself following their lead, transporting the best that science has to offer to my clients back home. But I have to be honest. Often that optimism is diminished by the realities everyday clinical practice.
The trainers are so knowledgeable and skilled at presenting their work. In their presence, I can really see myself following their lead, transporting the best that science has to offer to my clients back home. But I have to be honest. Often that optimism is diminished by the realities everyday clinical practice.
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3% to 20%
The range in percentage of women deployed -- by branch and pay grade -- to Iraq or Afghanistan as of 2010, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine, Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families. 3% represents the proportion of female junior enlisted marines, and 20% represents the proportion of female junior Air Force officers. Overall, of military personnel serving in OEF/OIF through 2010, roughly 88% were men and 12% were women.
The range in percentage of women deployed -- by branch and pay grade -- to Iraq or Afghanistan as of 2010, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine, Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families. 3% represents the proportion of female junior enlisted marines, and 20% represents the proportion of female junior Air Force officers. Overall, of military personnel serving in OEF/OIF through 2010, roughly 88% were men and 12% were women.
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We’ve almost made it through another week, but before we wrap things up it’s time for the latest edition of CDP News. This week we start things off by reminding everyone that today is the final day to register for our 2013 South Regional 1-Week Civilian Training to be held in the Oklahoma City metro area, April 8 through 12. Today is your last chance to sign up to attend this event, so act quick! These week-long training events are great opportunities for behavioral health providers to learn how to treat Service Members and Veterans. For more information about these programs, visit the civilian training section of our website.
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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:
• Combat & Operational Stress Research Quarterly – Spring 2013
• Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families (IOM)
• If We Ask, What They Might Tell: Clinical Assessment Lessons from LGBT Military Personnel Post-DADT
• Transgender People in the Military: Don't Ask? Don't Tell? Don't Enlist!
• Increased Health Care Utilization in Children of Deployed Parents.
• Combat & Operational Stress Research Quarterly – Spring 2013
• Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families (IOM)
• If We Ask, What They Might Tell: Clinical Assessment Lessons from LGBT Military Personnel Post-DADT
• Transgender People in the Military: Don't Ask? Don't Tell? Don't Enlist!
• Increased Health Care Utilization in Children of Deployed Parents.
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The service members in Fire and Forget, a new short story collection by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (and one spouse), struggle to reconcile their conflicting expectations of war and of homecoming. This battle—to come to terms with the reality of war and the changes it exacts on the fighters—is one that has been written about for centuries, from Homer to Ernest Hemingway to Tim O’Brien.
Although many of its themes—moral injury, brotherhood, loss, and alienation—echo earlier war literature, this collection also highlights the new reality of IED blasts and suicide bombings.
Although many of its themes—moral injury, brotherhood, loss, and alienation—echo earlier war literature, this collection also highlights the new reality of IED blasts and suicide bombings.
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37% and 50%
The percentages of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance funds, respectively, that go to for-profit colleges, according to an investigative report from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee last year, spearheaded by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA). According to a press release accompanying the report:
Taxpayers are investing more than $30 billion a year into companies that operate for-profit colleges, including 25% of Department of Education student aid funds, 37% of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and 50% of Department of Defense Tuition Assistance funds. Among the 15 publicly traded for-profit college companies, the total of these sources accounts for 86% of revenues.
The percentages of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance funds, respectively, that go to for-profit colleges, according to an investigative report from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee last year, spearheaded by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA). According to a press release accompanying the report:
Taxpayers are investing more than $30 billion a year into companies that operate for-profit colleges, including 25% of Department of Education student aid funds, 37% of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, and 50% of Department of Defense Tuition Assistance funds. Among the 15 publicly traded for-profit college companies, the total of these sources accounts for 86% of revenues.
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Happy Friday and welcome to the latest edition of CDP News where we take a quick look at all the newest happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology. First up, last week we were out in Phoenix for our 2013 Southwest Regional 1-Week Civilian Training. It was a great time and we’d like to thank all our participants and presenters for making it such a success all around. While on the topic of our week-long trainings, next Friday is the last day to register for our 2013 South Regional 1-Week Civilian Training to be held in the Oklahoma City metro area April 8-12.
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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:
• An Empirically Based Approach to the Assessment and Management of Suicidal Behavior.
• Diagnostic accuracy of brief PTSD screening instruments in military veterans.
• PTSD Research Quarterly (Lead story: The Role of Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
• Aligning clinical practice to PTSD treatment guidelines: medication prescribing by provider type.
• An Empirically Based Approach to the Assessment and Management of Suicidal Behavior.
• Diagnostic accuracy of brief PTSD screening instruments in military veterans.
• PTSD Research Quarterly (Lead story: The Role of Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
• Aligning clinical practice to PTSD treatment guidelines: medication prescribing by provider type.
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Somnambulism (ie, sleepwalking) is a disorder of arousal that falls under the Parasomnias group of disorders. Parasomnias are undesirable motor, verbal, or experiential events that occur typically during non-Rapid Eye-Movement (NREM) sleep. The disorder is usually benign, self-limited and rarely requires treatment. Sleepwalking was once thought to be an acting out of dreams, however, sleepwalking actually takes place during deep sleep, not during REM sleep when dreams most typically occur.
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60%
The percentage of the Army's medical community that is civilian, according to a March 14 DoD press release, Furloughs Could Affect Army's Behavioral Health Care. According to the DoD, "Upcoming furloughs for Army civilians, along with budget cuts, will affect the Army's ability to provide behavioral health care to soldiers."
The percentage of the Army's medical community that is civilian, according to a March 14 DoD press release, Furloughs Could Affect Army's Behavioral Health Care. According to the DoD, "Upcoming furloughs for Army civilians, along with budget cuts, will affect the Army's ability to provide behavioral health care to soldiers."
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Once again it’s Friday and time for our weekly wrap-up of events in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, CDP News. First up, today marks the end of our 2013 Southwest Regional 1-Week training in Phoenix. From all reports, it’s been a great week for both presenters and participants. I know our presenters enjoy the opportunity to get out and work directly with behavioral health providers in the community.Hopefully, all of the participants learned a lot of great information that they can use in their efforts to treat Service Members and Veterans as well.
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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:
• Military Caregivers: Cornerstones of Support for Our Nation's Wounded, Ill, and Injured Veterans
• He's home, but he's not the same: a pastoral counseling impression of family care after combat related traumatic brain injury.
• Recruitment to online therapies for depression: pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for PTSD and Somatization: An Open Trial.
• Military Caregivers: Cornerstones of Support for Our Nation's Wounded, Ill, and Injured Veterans
• He's home, but he's not the same: a pastoral counseling impression of family care after combat related traumatic brain injury.
• Recruitment to online therapies for depression: pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for PTSD and Somatization: An Open Trial.
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The Center for Deployment Psychology received a nice mention in the media last week. Several news outlets picked up the press release on our recent efforts working with Army One Source. As part of the CDP’s continuing efforts to ensure the availability of high-quality training, we’re helping Army One Source to provide “free online continuing education training to behavioral health providers, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians, registered nurses, and professional counselors and therapists.” This effort with Army One Source runs March 6 through April 24, but the CDP will continue to offer a wide variety of self-paced online training for free on our website.
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