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The percentage of combat-wounded Veterans who reported "past year prescription opioid misuse," according to a study reported in the journal Addictive Behaviors -- Opioid and sedative misuse among veterans wounded in combat. Additionally, 21.7% reported past year "sedative misuse."
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 from the holidays, fully recharged and ready to go!
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis: Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
● Transition to suicide attempt from recent suicide ideation in U.S. Army soldiers: Results from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS).Symptom Severity at Week Four of Cognitive Behavior Therapy Predicts Depression Remission.
● Implementing Measurement-Based Care in Behavioral Health: A Review.
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The number of Veterans serving in the 116th Congress, according to a recent article in Military Times -- Veterans in the 116th Congress, by the numbers. This is seven fewer than at the start of the last congressional session.
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 down to the last few days of the year, but there's plenty coming up in 2019.