The weekly research update contains the latest news, journal articles and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
“The S Word” is an investigative documentary that tells the stories of suicide attempt survivors, and the bereaved loved ones of those who have died by suicide. The documentary begins with national suicide statistics, serving a clear message regarding the burden of suicide: "In the U.S. there is a suicide every 13 minutes" These figures help to set the scene for the groundbreaking and emotional documentary.
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The percentage of the psychological health (PH) workforce at military treatment facilities (MTF) comprising contractors, according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation -- Delivering Clinical Practice Guideline–Concordant Care for PTSD and Major Depression in Military Treatment Facilities.
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 bit shorter than usual, due to the Labor Day holiday, but we’ve still got plenty to talk about.
I catch myself in a trap every so often, as my colleagues have, getting so caught up in selling the phases outlined in a treatment modality that I haven’t taken the time to hear the words from the patients’ perspective. And, working with an all military culture, I’ve found that when this happens I’ve usually lost the patient. I’ve used terms that simply don’t resonate with them and they are less willing to engage in whatever awesome thing I’m trying to get them to try.