9.7%
The percentage of 3,993 National Guard unit (NGU) service members activated in support of COVID-19 who "met the criteria for probable PTSD," according to a recent article in the journal Military Medicine -- National Guard Deployment in Support of COVID-19: Psychological and Behavioral Health.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Meaning in life as a mechanism between perceived posttraumatic growth and subsequent mental health in OEF/OIF/OND military veterans.
● A systematic review of literature examining mediators and mechanisms of change in empirically supported treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder.
● Mental and Physical Health Conditions Among U.S. Veterans with Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders.
2.6%
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Leadership perspectives on facilitators and barriers to sustaining evidence-based prevention interventions in the United States Military.
● Age differences in long-term mortality among male nonveterans, noncombat veterans, and combat veterans.
● Associations between DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder Criterion E2 endorsement and selected self-destructive behaviors in recent-era veterans: A focus on disordered eating.
A few years ago, I had the privilege of treating an Afghan interpreter who had served alongside U.S. soldiers for several years during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF); he had witnessed and directly experienced a multitude of traumas. When the U.S. decided to fully withdraw from Afghanistan in August 2021, my patient became incredibly anxious about the safety of interpreters and their families still in that country, as well as his own safety in the U.S.