CDP News: February 14, 2014
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.
Deployment Psychology Blog
Research Update: Feb. 13, 2014
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:
● Mental Health Advisory Team 9 (MHAT 9) Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 2013 Afghanistan
● Delayed sleep onset in depressed young people.
● Psychological factors predict disability and pain intensity after skeletal trauma.
Staff Perspective: How CDP is Working to Extend the Reach and Scope of Our Training Events
Here at the Center for Deployment Psychology our mission is to train military and civilian behavioral health providers to provide high-quality, deployment-related behavioral health services to military personnel and their families.
By the Numbers - Feb. 10, 2014
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The Mental Health Advisory Team 9 (MHAT 9) Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 2013 Afghanistan report (PDF) was publicly released last week. Some of the key findings in the report:
- Significant rise in reports of individual and unit morale relative to 2012, but comparable to 2009.
- Rates of Soldiers meeting criteria for any psychological problem ( acute stress, depression, or anxiety ) are significantly lower than rates reported in 2009 and 2010.
CDP News: Feb. 7, 2014
Happy Friday and welcome to the latest edition of CDP News! We like to take a few minutes each week to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. It’s been a busy week and there’s plenty more on the horizon!