In this week's Staff Perspective on the CDP's blog, Dr. Bill Brim dips into our consultation email box and takes a look at nocturnal hyperhidrosis or "night sweats". He discusses the potential causes and treatments of this common, but rarely examined, problem.
35%
The percentage of the "current working-age veteran population" who served since 1990, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau -- The Employment Status and Occupations of Gulf War-Era Veterans.
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. This week was a short one due to the holiday, but we’ve still got plenty to talk about this time around!
In previous blog entries, I have focused on presenting anecdotal clinical perspectives gained in my psychotherapeutic interactions with Service members (active duty and Veterans) who have deployed (OEF, OIF, etc.). I continue that precedent by sharing recent insights into helping deployed Service members improve their perspectives on psychotropic medication use; consequently, improving compliance with psychotropic medication regimens as established by their prescriber(s).
307,283
The total number of DoD worldwide traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnoses, from 2000 to Q2 2014, according to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC).