You're in bed. The lights are off, the world outside is quiet, but your mind refuses to wind down. You've done everything you're meant to do, hidden your phone, kept the room cool, perhaps even tried the deep breathing trick, but sleep simply won't come. Instead, your mind insistently keeps cycling through something that is already in the past: an awkward conversation, a missed opportunity, some annoying regret.
14%
The percentage of military spouses who are in a "dual-service" family, according to the recently released 2024 Active Duty Spouse Survey.
This season on Practical for Your Practice, it seems each of us has had at least one super-fan moment—and in this episode, it was my turn. Dr. Sheila Rauch joined us for an incredible conversation, and I’ll admit it: I was starstruck. Sheila brings a brilliant mix of clinical expertise, innovation, and warmth to the field of trauma treatment, and we had so much fun talking shop (and even talking vomit—yep, you’ll have to listen to understand).
Determining Risks using Ecological Assessments of Mood, Sleep, & Suicide: An ecological momentary assessment of sleep effects in veterans with suicidal ideation, or DREAMSS, is a new pilot study led by Dr. Maegan Willing from the Center for Deployment Psychology. This study will explore how sleep quality impacts the thoughts and feelings of veterans who struggle with insomnia and suicidal thoughts. Using proven strategies, we will use mobile apps and Fitbits to monitor individuals sleep while collecting real-time data on thoughts and mood to uncover crucial insights for reducing the risk of suicide in veterans.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Loss of PTSD Diagnosis in Response to Evidence-Based Treatments : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
● Mortality Risks of U.S. Healthcare Workers.
● Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Among US Adults.