All of us have seen the dramatic images of the recent Taliban capture of Kabul. While the mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq will continue, many Americans are eagerly seeking explanation of the rapid-moving complex events surrounding the end of the war in Afghanistan.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Qualitative characterizations of misinformed disclosure reactions to medications for opioid use disorders and their consequences.
● Acupuncture for combat post-traumatic stress disorder: trial development and methodological approach for a randomized controlled clinical trial.
● Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with alterations in evoked cortical activation during visual recognition of scenes.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This is a very important topic that touches many individuals around the world. In addition to our existing resources on suicide prevention, we will be have a series of blogs on the topic. We also invite you to watch a recording of this month's CDP Presents webinar, "Suicide Prevention from Elite Athletes to High Performance Military." This 90-minute presentation helps viewers learn more about suicide prevention efforts as it relates to elite athletes and those in high-performance roles.
The "total costs of caring for veterans of the post-9/11 wars" between 2001 and 2050, according to a recent report from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University -- The Long-Term Costs of United States Care for Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Dissociation as a Transdiagnostic Indicator of Self-Injurious Behavior and Suicide Attempts: A Focus on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder.
● Intersection of Racism and PTSD: Assessment and Treatment of Racial Stress and Trauma.
● The role of self-compassion on the relationship between trauma and hearing voices.