21
The number of the question on the Questionnaire for National Security Positions (SF-86) that asks applicants for a security clearance if they have consulted with a mental health professional within the previous seven years.
years.
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 week was our annual All-Staff meeting at the CDP headquarters, where we brought in all of our external staff to work on projects and internal training. We’ve got plenty of great training events coming up and news to talk about however!
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:
● PTSD Research Quarterly -- Biomarkers for Treatment and Diagnosis
● Sleep in the U.S. Military: Promoting Healthy Sleep Among U.S. Servicemembers (RAND)
In today’s blog, I’d like to take a few moments to talk about another great feature on DeploymentPsych.org, the self-paced online course Military Culture: Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals. While we have several free online courses available on the website, this course is particularly noteworthy for a variety of reasons. This course has recently undergone some great improvements that will hopefully make it even more user-friendly and convenient for learners.
18.9%
The percentage of 186,460 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with a PTSD diagnosis between 2007 and 2012 who received antipsychotic medication, according to a recent article in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry -- Antipsychotic prescriptions in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder in Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare, 2007-2012.