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. It was a very busy week for us all here, so let’s get to it!
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:
● FY14 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military (DoD)
● Cost-effectiveness of integrating tobacco cessation into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment.
Participants at our evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP) workshops often ask how to determine when patients are ready to engage in these treatments. When I read the article, "VA PTSD Clinic Director Perspectives: How Perceptions of Readiness Influence Delivery of Evidence-Based PTSD Treatment," I was struck by how universal these concerns are. The article describes how providers in VA clinics across the country are addressing these concerns. In reviewing their findings, we might reconsider the assumptions that we each make about patient readiness for EBPs.
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The number of reported sexual assaults in the military in FY 2014, according to the recently released Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military (PDF), from the DoD's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. The report indicated that this represents an 11% increase over fiscal year 2013 numbers.
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:
● Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military: Volume 2. Estimates for Department of Defense Service Members from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study (RAND)
● Snapshot Review of Sexual Assault Report Files at the Four Largest U.S. Military Bases in 2013 (Senator Kirsten Gillibrand)