46.5%
The percentage of women in a sample of 1,700 "current-era veterans" (346 women and 1,354 men) who had received a diagnosis of major depressive disorder at some point during their lifetimes (MDD-L), according to a recent study in the Journal of Affective Disorders -- Lifetime major depression and comorbid disorders among current-era women 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.
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:
● A CBT-Based Psychoeducational Intervention for Suicide Survivors.
● Altered Emotion Perception in Insomnia Disorder.
June is national Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder awareness month. As behavioral health professionals raise awareness of PTSD and effective PTSD treatments, I would be remiss if I did not mention anger as it relates to PTSD. This post will briefly review a model of anger related to PTSD, provide recommendations for measuring anger in clinical populations and practical information for clinical intervention with military populations experiencing anger and PTSD. At the end of the post, I have included additional resources on anger management and PTSD. Please feel free to contribute your thoughts on what has been helpful in your clinical practice.
.99%
and
3.5%
The percentages, respectively, "of all military members in treatment for mental disorders" in 2000 and 2012, representing a 60% increase, according to an article in the May 2014 issue of the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, a publication issued by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.