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. This was another full week and we’ll have a couple more as we approach the end of the year. Let’s see what’s on the slate.
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:
● Demystifying the Citizen Soldier (RAND)
● Finding the Balance Between Safety and Threat May Hold the Key to Success When Treating PTSD. (editorial)
On April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred nearly 80 kilometers northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal. I received the news update on my phone and understood that more pictures and video would soon tell more of the overwhelming story. For a moment, I remembered how terrified I was back in 2006, when Oahu experienced a 6.7M earthquake.
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The approximate percentage of the "death row population" that are Veterans, according to a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) -- Battle Scars: Military Veterans and the Death Penalty. This represents about 300 Veterans, according to the report.
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. It’s good to be back to our normal schedule after the holiday disruption, but we’ve got lots of events to squeeze in before the next set of holidays roll around. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got!