6%
The percentage of current mobile health applications that are devoted to mental health, according to a recent article in World Psychiatry -- Telemental health: A status update.
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. It was another busy week at CDP and next week looks like more of the same of coming up!
● The credibility of exposure therapy: Does the theoretical rationale matter?
● Mental Health Help Seeking Among Traumatized Individuals: A Systematic Review of Studies Assessing the Role of Substance Use and Abuse.
We reviewed some evidence for the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) in Part 1 of this article, and began to discuss how clinicians can structure a group, such as components, number of sessions, and session length. Today, let’s follow-up to share some logistics about how to set your CBTI group up for success. Specifically, you’ll want to consider who sends patients to your group, which patients sent are the best fit for your group, group sizing and composition, and how to document your group’s progress, including outcome measurement.
8.4%
The percentage of Gulf War II Veterans (Post-9/11) living in poverty, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) -- Veteran Poverty Trends (PDF). While this is a higher percentage than among Veterans who served during earlier combat eras (Gulf War I, Vietnam, Korea, WWII), age is a definite factor; 11.9% of Veterans ages 18-34 are impoverished, compared to 4.9% of Veterans ages 65 and older.