Deployment Psychology Blog

By the Numbers - Nov. 7, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 07.11.2016 1:26 pm

31.5%

The percentage of military wives who reported instances of binge drinking within the previous 30 days, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Spouses and Children of U.S. Military Personnel: Substance Use and Mental Health Profile from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. (Binge drinking is defined as having four or more drinks on a single occasion.)  

CDP News: Nov 4, 2016

By Christopher Adams  on 04.11.2016 12:27 pm

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. November looks to be another busy month, as we’ve got several large events coming up.

Research Update: Nov. 3, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 03.11.2016 11:40 am

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:

● Time-varying associations of suicide with deployments, mental health conditions, and stressful life events among current and former US military personnel: a retrospective multivariate analysis.
● Generalizability of evidence-based PTSD psychotherapies to suicidal individuals: A review of the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense clinical practice guidelines.

By the Numbers - Oct. 31, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 31.10.2016 12:17 pm

48.1%

The percentage of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) cases among "active component military members" that are diagnosed in the last year of service, according to a report in the October issue of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch monthly publication, Medical Surveillance Monthly Report --  Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Associated Attrition, Active Component, U.S. Armed Forces, January 2004–May 2016. 

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