26
The number of Department of Defense (DoD) policies "related to family resilience" as of early 2015, according to a new RAND Corporation report -- Family Resilience in the Military.
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. We missed last week, due to the holiday, so we’ve got plenty to catch up on!
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:
● Clinical Guidelines for Stellate Ganglion Block to Treat Anxiety Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● A Web-Based Self-Management Program for Recent Combat Veterans With PTSD and Substance Misuse: Program Development and Veteran Feedback.
Every time we turn around, it seems like the world is getting a bit more technologically complex. Between computers, smartphones, E-mail, it seems like everywhere you look technology has made its presence felt. Though it can be overwhelming at times, this influx of technology also provides new opportunities deal with existing problems as well. Today we’re going to take a look at a few of the ways people are using this technological boom to potentially help those with PTSD.
42.2%
The percentage of sailors who described their morale as “marginal” or “poor," in the 2014 U.S. Navy Retention Study, according to a recent article in the journal World Affairs -- In the Ranks: Making Sense of Military Morale.