Staff Perspective: Around the Web
For this week's Staff Perspective blog entry, we're going to take a quick look at a few interesting and military-psychology related stories from around the Internet.
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The military may be required to start tracking suicides by job assignments: "Defense Department officials would be required to better track whether certain military jobs lend themselves to higher incidents of mental health distress and suicide attempts under language inserted in the Senate’s annual defense authorization bill draft." military-psychology related stories from around the Inte
Scientists Find Molecular Clues Behind Acute and Chronic Phases of Traumatic Brain Injury:"New research led by scientists at Arizona State University has revealed some of the first detailed molecular clues associated with one of the leading causes of death and disability, a condition known as traumatic brain injury (TBI)."
Bias and Barriers Impede Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment Five questions to help find a culturally competent mental health provider: "Nearly one in five adults, or about 53 million people, lives with a mental, emotional or behavioral health disorder in the United States.1 Not all people are diagnosed and treated at the same rate, however. This leads to disparities in mental health treatment and diagnosis, says AmeriHealth Caritas, a leader in health care solutions for those most in need and an advocate for whole-person care."
The Warning Signs of Suicide and What to Do: "While it often seems that suicides occur without warning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says those considering suicide often exhibit certain behaviors. The CDC recommends being familiar with the signs and knowing what to do if someone needs help."
For this week's Staff Perspective blog entry, we're going to take a quick look at a few interesting and military-psychology related stories from around the Internet.
The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) or the Henry M. Jackson Foundation of the linked websites, or the information, products or services contained therein. The DoD and the Center for Deployment Psychology do not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations.
The military may be required to start tracking suicides by job assignments: "Defense Department officials would be required to better track whether certain military jobs lend themselves to higher incidents of mental health distress and suicide attempts under language inserted in the Senate’s annual defense authorization bill draft." military-psychology related stories from around the Inte
Scientists Find Molecular Clues Behind Acute and Chronic Phases of Traumatic Brain Injury:"New research led by scientists at Arizona State University has revealed some of the first detailed molecular clues associated with one of the leading causes of death and disability, a condition known as traumatic brain injury (TBI)."
Bias and Barriers Impede Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment Five questions to help find a culturally competent mental health provider: "Nearly one in five adults, or about 53 million people, lives with a mental, emotional or behavioral health disorder in the United States.1 Not all people are diagnosed and treated at the same rate, however. This leads to disparities in mental health treatment and diagnosis, says AmeriHealth Caritas, a leader in health care solutions for those most in need and an advocate for whole-person care."
The Warning Signs of Suicide and What to Do: "While it often seems that suicides occur without warning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says those considering suicide often exhibit certain behaviors. The CDC recommends being familiar with the signs and knowing what to do if someone needs help."