By the Numbers - Jan. 27, 2014
3.9%
The percentage of the U.S. adult population that "had serious thoughts about suicide in the past year."
9.4%
The percentage of U.S. "adult illicit drug users" who seriously considered suicide over the past year."
Deployment Psychology Blog
CDP News: Jan. 24, 2014
Welcome to the latest edition of CDP News! We like to spend this time each week reviewing recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. Like many places around the country, the wintery weather this week combined with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday, took a large bite out of our work this past week. We’ve got several items on the horizon to more than make up for it however!
Research Update: Jan. 23, 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:
- Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: a spectrum of neuropathological changes following repetitive brain trauma in athletes and military personnel.
- Polysomnographic findings in a cohort of chronic insomnia patients with benzodiazepine abuse.
Staff Perspective: The Importance of Provider Sustainment, Self-Care and the Avoidance of Compassion Fatigue
Shortly after I joined the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), I was asked to be part of a working group to develop a course on provider sustainment, also known more widely as provider self-care. Although, we did not at the time offer
CDP News: Jan. 17, 2014
Welcome to the latest edition of CDP News! We like to take a few minutes each Friday to look back at recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events.