In the past decade, research focused on mindfulness and meditation has increased significantly. Clinical researchers have made substantial progress in efforts to quantify and document the benefits of mindfulness. As a clinician, I will provide a quick clinician’s guide to mindfulness.
7.2 percent
The 2014 unemployment rate among Gulf War-era II veterans (those who served at any time since September 2001), according to data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This represents a decline of 1.8 percent over the previous year.
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. We spent this entire week running two separate training events, on opposite sides of the country.
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:
● Exploring the Relationship between mTBI Exposure and the Presence and Severity of Postconcussive Symptoms among Veterans Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
● The effect of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness on therapists' assessment of patients' suicide risk.
18.5%
and
4.2%
Respectively, the "estimated 12-month prevalence of mental illness" among adults age 18+ and the "estimated 12-month prevalence of serious mental illness" among adults -- excluding substance use disorders -- according to 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data included in a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report: Prevalence of Mental Illness in the United States: Data Sources and Estimates (PDF).