Shortly after I joined the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), I was asked to be part of a working group to develop a course on provider sustainment, also known more widely as provider self-care. Although, we did not at the time offer
Welcome to the latest edition of CDP News! We like to take a few minutes each Friday to look back at recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events.
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:
In today's Staff Perspective column on the CDP's blog, Dr. Mary Brinkmeyer examines Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, an evidence-based intervention, and talks with Dr. Robin Gurwitch, a PCIT trainer, who has been leading an initiative to bring PCIT to military families at installations across the country. Check it out below!
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The percentage of Service Members sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) who are still experiencing "persistent symptoms and difficulty in rehabilitation" three or more months after the injury, according to a recent article in the Journal of Family Practice -- Neuroendocrine dysfunction following mild TBI: When to screen for it.