Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Weeding Through the Literature on Marijuana Use in Treating PTSD (Part 2)

By Laura Copland  on 09.11.2016 11:10 am

In Part 1 of this blog titled, Pondering the Question of Prescribed Cannabis Use and the Potential Effect on Trauma and Stressor-Related Treatment, I closed by saying that while research is being conducted currently on this issue, there is no study of marijuana use in the Veteran population.  I am happy to report that research with 76 Veteran participants who have treatment-resistant PTSD was approved by the DEA and is underway. 

By the Numbers - Nov. 7, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 07.11.2016 1:26 pm

31.5%

The percentage of military wives who reported instances of binge drinking within the previous 30 days, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Spouses and Children of U.S. Military Personnel: Substance Use and Mental Health Profile from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. (Binge drinking is defined as having four or more drinks on a single occasion.)  

CDP News: Nov 4, 2016

By Christopher Adams  on 04.11.2016 12:27 pm

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. November looks to be another busy month, as we’ve got several large events coming up.

Research Update: Nov. 3, 2016

By Shirl Kennedy  on 03.11.2016 11:40 am

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:

● Time-varying associations of suicide with deployments, mental health conditions, and stressful life events among current and former US military personnel: a retrospective multivariate analysis.
● Generalizability of evidence-based PTSD psychotherapies to suicidal individuals: A review of the Veterans Administration and Department of Defense clinical practice guidelines.

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