Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: Self-Paced Online Military Culture Course

By Christopher Adams  on 15.04.2015 1:10 pm

In today’s blog, I’d like to take a few moments to talk about another great feature on DeploymentPsych.org, the self-paced online course Military Culture: Core Competencies for Healthcare Professionals. While we have several free online courses available on the website, this course is particularly noteworthy for a variety of reasons. This course has recently undergone some great improvements that will hopefully make it even more user-friendly and convenient for learners.

By the Numbers - Apr. 13, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 13.04.2015 12:27 pm

18.9%

The percentage of 186,460 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with a PTSD diagnosis between 2007 and 2012 who received antipsychotic medication, according to a recent article in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry -- Antipsychotic prescriptions in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder in Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare, 2007-2012.

CDP News: Apr. 10, 2015

By Christopher Adams  on 10.04.2015 12:39 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. Next week we’re going to slow down on the training events, as we’ll be holding our yearly All-Staff meeting at CDP HQ. We’ve got plenty more in the pipeline after that though!

Research Update: Apr. 9, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 09.04.2015 1:34 pm

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:

● Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military: Improving the Referral/Consultation Process.
● Military Service Member and Veteran Self Reports of Efficacy of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation for Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Insomnia, and Depression.

By the Numbers - Apr. 6, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 06.04.2015 1:14 pm

11.7%

The percentage of 2,409 California high school students with a parent in the military who "answered yes when asked if they had attempted suicide in the previous year," according to a Los Angeles Times article describing a study published in the March 2015 issue of European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry -- Suicidality among military-connected adolescents in California schools.​

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