By the Numbers: 26 June 2023
8%
The percentage of adults worldwide who suffer from insomnia, according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation -- The societal and economic burden of insomnia in adults: An international study.
Deployment Psychology Blog
Research Update: 22 June 2023
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Toward military cultural competence among new civilian mental health providers.
● Social support as a predictor of outcomes of cognitive behavioral therapy with a trauma focus delivered face-to-face and via guided internet-based self-help.
● Sex differences in hardiness, coping, and health in new West Point cadets.
Staff Perspective: A New Resource for Anyone Interested in Animal-assisted Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Animal-assisted Therapy (AAT) for post-traumatic stress disorder is an interesting and appealing topic for many clinicians. This blog identifies a recently published text that includes information about AAT with practical clinical applications but also information likely to appeal to a wider audience, including non-clinicians.
Research Update: 15 June 2023
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Toward military cultural competence among new civilian mental health providers.
● The association of military sexual assault and nonsuicidal self-injury in U.S. Gulf War-I era veterans.
● Smoking Cessation and Changes in Anxiety and Depression in Adults With and Without Psychiatric Disorders.
● The association of military sexual assault and nonsuicidal self-injury in U.S. Gulf War-I era veterans.
● Smoking Cessation and Changes in Anxiety and Depression in Adults With and Without Psychiatric Disorders.
Practically Speaking: Behind the Episode “Sharpening our EBP Focus Through the Lens of Military Culture”
Cultural competency training is an essential component of all behavioral health training curriculums and often a requirement for continuing education for licensed providers. But how often do those training opportunities include “military service” in the mix of cultural dimensions of identity that influence or shape an individual’s experience? Not often enough.
Listen to the episode: Sharpening our EBP Focus Through the Lens of Military Culture