CDP News: Nov. 8, 2013
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of CDP News! We like to take a few moments each Friday to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events.
Deployment Psychology Blog
Research Update: Nov. 7, 2013
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:
- Behavioral Health United States 2012
- Predictors of dropout in an outpatient treatment for problem drinkers including cognitive-behavioral therapy and the opioid antagonist naltrexone.
Staff Perspective: An Interview with Dr. Alan Peterson
I recently sat down with Dr. Alan Peterson, Consortium Director of STRONG STAR (South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience), a multi-disciplinary, multi-site research consortium funded by the DoD and VA, to learn a little bit more about their current research projects. Dr. Peterson is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, a board-certified clinical health psychologist, and proposed STRONG STAR over five years ago to address the dearth of military-specific trauma research.
By the Numbers - Nov. 4, 2013
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The number of statistical tables in the just-released report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Behavioral Health United States 2012. This publication, which "includes behavioral health statistics at the national and State levels from 40 different data sources," is a key resource for researchers, grant writers and anyone else who needs statistics concerning:
- Behavioral Health of the Population: the mental health status of the U.S. population and prevalence of mental illness;
- Behavioral Health Service Utilization: providers and settings for behavioral health services; types of behavioral health services provided; and rates of utilization;
CDP News: Nov. 1, 2013
Welcome to Friday and November everyone!