19 Million
The number of children in the United States who reside with a parent "with a DSM-5-defined SUD," according to an article in JAMA Pediatrics -- US Children Living With a Parent With Substance Use Disorder.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Character of Discharge From the US Military and Suicide Mortality.
● Sudden gains in cognitive processing therapy with and without behavioral activation among service members with comorbid PTSD and MDD.
● 'Whether it's your weapon or not, it's your home': US military spouse perspectives on personal firearm storage.
You're in bed. The lights are off, the world outside is quiet, but your mind refuses to wind down. You've done everything you're meant to do, hidden your phone, kept the room cool, perhaps even tried the deep breathing trick, but sleep simply won't come. Instead, your mind insistently keeps cycling through something that is already in the past: an awkward conversation, a missed opportunity, some annoying regret.
14%
The percentage of military spouses who are in a "dual-service" family, according to the recently released 2024 Active Duty Spouse Survey.
This season on Practical for Your Practice, it seems each of us has had at least one super-fan moment—and in this episode, it was my turn. Dr. Sheila Rauch joined us for an incredible conversation, and I’ll admit it: I was starstruck. Sheila brings a brilliant mix of clinical expertise, innovation, and warmth to the field of trauma treatment, and we had so much fun talking shop (and even talking vomit—yep, you’ll have to listen to understand).