Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers - Sept. 15, 2014

74%

The percentage of a sample of 5,185 veterans who received care from the Veterans Health Administration for mental health or substance use problems, who reported being helped by the treatment, according to a recent study by the RAND Corporation published in the journal Psychiatric Services --Veterans’ Perceptions of Behavioral Health Care in the Veterans Health Administration: A National Survey

Research Update: 11 Sept. 2014

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:

● A Systematic Review of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Veterans. 
● GAO -- Military Personnel: DOD Needs to Take Further Actions to Prevent Sexual Assault during Initial Military Training 

Staff Perspective: Q&A with Dr. Annie Murray, Prior U.S. Navy Pilot and Current Staff Psychologist

Dr. Annie Murray is a United States Navy psychologist. She is prior USN helicopter pilot and a current staff psychologist at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to sit down with her to discuss her background in aviation and her thoughts on how psychology might relate to that community.

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