Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers - June 30, 2014

By Shirl Kennedy  on 30.06.2014 1:35 pm

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...

Research Update: June 26, 2014

By Shirl Kennedy  on 26.06.2014 1:49 pm

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:

● Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military and Veteran Populations: Final Assessment. (IOM) 
● The Public Health Approach to Reducing Suicide: Opportunities for Curriculum Development in Psychiatry Residency Training Programs. 

Staff Perspective: The Deployment Life Study - Methodological Overview and Baseline Sample Description

By Marjorie Weinstock  on 25.06.2014 3:10 pm

Review of The RAND Report:

I recently had the opportunity to attend a webinar by the authors of the new RAND Report: “The Deployment Life Study: Methodological Overview and Baseline Sample Description.”  This is a topic that’s of interest to me both personally and professionally, so I wanted to share what I learned.  This is a 3-year study that is still ongoing, whose objective is to identify the antecedents, correlates, and consequences of family readiness across the deployment cycle.

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