The percentages of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance funds, respectively, that go to for-profit colleges, according to an investigative report from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee last year, spearheaded by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA).
Happy Friday and welcome to the latest edition of CDP News where we take a quick look at all the newest happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology. First up, last week we were out in Phoenix for our 2013 Southwest Regional 1-Week Civilian Training. It was a great time and we’d like to thank all our participants and presenters for making it such a success all around. While on the topic of our week-long trainings, next Friday is the last day to register for our 2013 South Regional 1-Week Civilian Training to be held in the Oklahoma City metro area April 8-12.
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:
• An Empirically Based Approach to the Assessment and Management of Suicidal Behavior.
• Diagnostic accuracy of brief PTSD screening instruments in military veterans.
• PTSD Research Quarterly (Lead story: The Role of Benzodiazepines in the Treatment of
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
Somnambulism (ie, sleepwalking) is a disorder of arousal that falls under the Parasomnias group of disorders. Parasomnias are undesirable motor, verbal, or experiential events that occur typically during non-Rapid Eye-Movement (NREM) sleep. The disorder is usually benign, self-limited and rarely requires treatment.
The percentage of the Army's medical community that is civilian, according to a March 14 DoD press release, Furloughs Could Affect Army's Behavioral Health Care. According to the DoD, "Upcoming furloughs for Army civilians, along with budget cuts, will affect the Army's ability to provide behavioral health care to soldiers."