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The suicide rate of veterans for 100,000, according to an article in the journal Military Medicine -- Stigma and Barriers to Care, Online Mental Health Tools, and Suicidality in California’s Veterans. The article indicates that the suicide rate for non-veterans is 18.0 per 100,000.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Moral Coping or Simply Uncomplicated Soldiering? How Soldiers Avoid Moral Injury Through Simplification, Justification, Rationalization, and Compartmentalization.
● Adverse Childhood Experiences in Military, Veteran, and Civilian Families.
● Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicidal Inpatients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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The proportion of "military suicide deaths" that result "from self-inflicted gunshot wounds," according to statistics from the Department of Defense cited in an article in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior -- Threat perceptions, defensive behaviors, and the perceived suicide prevention value of specific firearm storage practices.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Draft Guidance on Reporting Gender, Sex, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Age in Medical and Scientific Publication-Call for Review and Comment.
● Risk of Suicide Across Medical Conditions and the Role of Prior Mental Disorder.
● Cannabis Laws and Utilization of Medications for the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders.
As behavioral health providers, many of us receive training, and are well positioned to help people after a disaster or traumatic event. But what do you do in situations of ongoing threat, ongoing stress and adversity, perhaps lasting months or years? In this episode of Practical for Your Practice, we are joined by the amazing Dr. Patricia Watson, a psychologist at the National Center for PTSD, who walks us through the incredibly versatile Stress First Aid (SFA) model.