2.5x and 2.3x
The risks, respectively, of bisexual Veterans having severe depression and PTSD relative to heterosexual Veterans, according to a recent study published in the journal Military Psychology - Mental health of the bisexual Veteran.
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've got a lot of great events coming up soon to talk able, so let's get started
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Using fMRI connectivity to define a treatment-resistant form of post-traumatic stress disorder.
● Invariance of the Construct of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review.
● Compassion Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans: A Randomized Proof of Concept Study.
● A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Caregivers of Veterans.
Relatively recent research has established sleep problems as an important predictor of elevated suicide risk. Specific aspects of sleep problems that are associated with greater suicide risk are not clear, but insomnia severity, insomnia duration, nightmare severity, and nightmare duration are possibilities. Since there are multiple dimensions of sleep that may play a role in suicide risk, more attention is needed to understand the mechanisms by which sleep influences one’s risk for suicide.
41%
The percentage of post-9/11 Veterans who "have disability ratings from the Department of Veterans Affairs," according to a recent article on the website Military.com -- Post-9/11 Vets Have Far Higher Disability Ratings Than Prior Generations: Report.