18.9%
The percentage of 186,460 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with a PTSD diagnosis between 2007 and 2012 who received antipsychotic medication, according to a recent article in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry -- Antipsychotic prescriptions in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder in Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare, 2007-2012.
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. Next week we’re going to slow down on the training events, as we’ll be holding our yearly All-Staff meeting at CDP HQ. We’ve got plenty more in the pipeline after that though!
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:
● Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military: Improving the Referral/Consultation Process.
● Military Service Member and Veteran Self Reports of Efficacy of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Insomnia, and Depression.
11.7%
The percentage of 2,409 California high school students with a parent in the military who "answered yes when asked if they had attempted suicide in the previous year," according to a Los Angeles Times article describing a study published in the March 2015 issue of European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry -- Suicidality among military-connected adolescents in California schools.
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. Now that spring is here, things are only going to get busier for us here. We’ve got plenty of upcoming events and news to talk about, so let’s get started!