The amount that the Department of Defense spends annually on "medical costs of lifestyle-related morbidity," according to a recent article in the journal Military Medicine -- Knowledge and Attitudes of Lifestyle Medicine–Based Care in a Military Community.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Systematic Review of the Military Career Impact of Mental Health Evaluation and Treatment.
● Drinking patterns of post-deployment Veterans: The role of personality, negative urgency, and posttraumatic stress.
● The Impact of COVID-19 on Psychotherapy Participation Among Individuals With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Enrolled in Treatment Research.
In 1945-46 the American Psychological Association (APA) underwent a reorganization and merger with the American Association of Applied Psychology and 19 charter divisions representing various constituencies were established, Division 19 was Military Psychology. Dr. Maurice Sipos, current Division President noted that, “Next week at the APA 2021 Virtual Convention, The Society for Military Psychology will celebrate 75 years of steadfast support of the field of military psychology through research, advocacy, applied science and evidence-based interventions for service members, veterans and their families. I am proud of our continued commitment to this legacy.”
Can the stigma against seeking behavioral health treatment ever be fully banished? It's a difficult and important question. A person’s sense of self of identity depends on how they view themselves, or “who” they are instead of “what” they are physically. This distinction can make it relatively easy to seek medical treatment, but so much more threatening to ask for help from behavioral health providers. However, it takes so much more courage to analyze our internal self and admit that change may be needed.
The percentage of Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries "who accessed health care used telehealth for at least one appointment between October 2019 and October 2020," according to a Defense Health Agency report -- Telehealth Use Among Military Health System Beneficiaries.