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 and imaging assessment of acute combat mild traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan.
● Guided internet cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia compared to a control treatment - A randomized trial.
Are decisions to depart from a prescribed treatment format and content foolhardy or signs of ingenuity? Working at a clinical training site, I will often get asked about possible modifications to treatment protocols or when it might be acceptable to deviate from a protocol. This issue raises several important questions about clinical practice and the underlying factors that influence our choices when providing patient care. To explore the issue of departing or making modifications to treatment protocols, I surveyed a panel of our CDP staff that has extensive experience in providing training and consultation on evidence based treatment protocols to get their feedback on the following questions.
44.9 cases per 1,000 person-years
The "incidence rate" of postpartum depression (PPD) among "126,006 primiparous (active duty) service women without histories of previous mental health diagnoses" between 1998 and 2010, according to a study in the June issue of the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, a publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.
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 had a lot to squeeze in this week, since next week will be shortened by the holiday. So let’s get to it!
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:
● PTSD Research Quarterly -- Technology and PTSD Care: An Update
● Using Facebook to Recruit Young Adult Veterans: Online Mental Health Research.