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’s finally starting to feel like fall here at the CDP headquarters, but the change in seasons isn’t slowing us down any!
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:
● PTSD Monthly Update: Who Gets PTSD and Why
● An RCT of Effects of Telephone Care Management on Treatment Adherence and Clinical Outcomes Among Veterans With PTSD.
Reluctantly, I debated whether to try to get credentialed at the military hospital near me in pursuit of becoming a Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapist for a research study with Service members who have PTSD from deployment trauma. How would it feel to provide therapy when I hadn’t delivered clinical care for a long while? Was it worthwhile to pursue this PE therapist position when it would be outside my regular job?
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The number of Army soldiers "considered clinically overweight," according to a recent article in Military Times -- And the fattest U.S. military service is ... Although the Army has highest prevalence of overweight troops, the article noted that the Air Force was "a close second," followed by the Navy. Even the Marine Corps, with its "culture of fitness and vigor," has more than 4,800 members who "appear to be heavier than regulations allow."
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’re back after a bit of a break and we’ve got plenty to talk about!