The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● The Association of Mental Health Symptoms to Post-Traumatic Nightmares Among Treatment Seeking Active Duty Service Members.
● Medically Recommended vs Nonmedical Cannabis Use Among US Adults.
● Peritraumatic Context and Long-Term Outcomes of Concussion.
As a continuation of last week's blog about readiness assessments, we now attempt to answer questions about the civilian providers' role within these assessments. For example, do civilian providers need to make a readiness determination? What does it mean if a civilian provider does make a readiness determination? What if a civilian provider doesn’t want to provide readiness feedback?!
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The percentage of adult Americans who binge drink weekly, according to a fact sheet from the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence -- Traumatic Brain Injury and Alcohol Misuse. This represents 1 in 6 U.S. adults.
“Why do I need to fill out a sleep log? My FitBit/Apple Watch/Oura Ring already tells me everything about my sleep.”
Even if you are new to assessing and treating insomnia, you have probably already encountered a patient asking similar questions. A key component – possibly the most important component – of effective treatment is the subjective tracking of sleep using a sleep log or sleep diary. But it seems perfectly reasonable that a patient would prefer to give you the data that is already being collected by their favorite wearable technology. Do we really need the sleep log to provide good treatment?
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around
● Randomized Controlled Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Risk Model-Guided Clinical Decision Support for Suicide Screening.
● The Promise and Perils of Using Peers and Other Paraprofessionals as Mental Health Service Professionals.
● Social Determinants of Health and Suicide-Related Outcomes: A Review of Meta-Analyses.