In a recent Op-Ed published by the Washington Post, Captain Benjamin Summers discussed how "hero worship of the military" and Service members is counter-productive. Dr. Paula Domenici takes a look at this article and examines how some of the same problems can arise during therapy.
44%
The percentage of 2,597 soldiers who had been deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq who reported suffering from chronic pain, according to a research study at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, recently published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine -- Chronic Pain and Opioid Use in US Soldiers After Combat Deployment. 23.2% of these soldiers "reported past-month opioid use."
The CDP's weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● No Time to Waste: Evidence-Based Treatment for Drug Dependence at the United States Veterans Administration Department of Veterans Affairs (Human Rights Watch)
● Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Effect of Age and Military Status on the Military Population’s Awareness of Community Mental Health Resources
29%
The percentage of "333,803 US Army active duty members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan deployments in fiscal years 2008 to 2011" who "screened positive for at-risk drinking," according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health, Missed Opportunity for Alcohol Problem Prevention Among Army Active Duty Service Members Postdeployment.
5.6% had an AUDIT-C (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) score of 8+, according to the researchers. However...
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.