The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Identifying Priorities in Behavioral Health for Military Youth and Families.
● Alcohol Consumption Per Capita and Suicide: A Meta-Analysis.
● Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in People With Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
As a Suicide Prevention Subject Matter Expert, most of my time these days is spent learning and sharing information to prevent suicide among military-connected individuals. That focus means I’m not always up to date on the evolving landscape of substance use disorders (SUDs), risk management, and treatment.
1.9 Million
The number of children who receive care in the Military Health System, according to an article in the journal Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research --Diagnosing prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol syndrome in military-connected children: Insights from US military data claims, 2016–2023.
The Center for Deployment Psychology’s Research Team is excited to introduce a new effort to improve our assessment of disturbing dreams.
8%
The percentage of the incarcerated population in the U.S. comprised of veterans, according to an article in the journal Federal Practitioner -- Examining Moral Injury in Legal-Involved Veterans: Psychometric Properties of the Moral Injury Events Scale.