Insomnia is one of the top sleep related diagnoses for military personnel and veterans (Kelly et al., 2019). Additionally, insomnia is associated with a myriad of psychological and medical problems, increases in utilization of healthcare services and costs (Bramoweth et al., 2022; Klingaman et al., 2018). It is a serious problem.
"(T)he lifetime prevalence of any headache disorder" (worldwide), according to a recent article in the journal Military Medicine -- The Primary Care Management of Headache: Synopsis of the 2020 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Predictors of PTSD Treatment Retention and Response: A Systematic Review.
● Approaches to the assessment of adherence to CBT-I, predictors of adherence, and the association of adherence to outcomes: A systematic review.
● Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Supportive Group Therapy for Co-occurring Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Recently Dr. Jenny Phillips wrote about ways that military couples can manage expectations and communication while deployed. One of things that stood out for me was the recommendation to utilize active and open communication. As part of an ongoing project, I’ve recently been diving into the literature on therapeutic encounter skills (e.g., empathy, active listening), and I realized the relevance that active listening has when also talking about couples’ communication.
The percentage of veterans who are "underemployed" three years after leaving the military, according to a policy brief from Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University and the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State University -- Emerging Evidence about Transition Employment Support.