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By the Numbers - Feb. 23, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 23.02.2015 12:56 pm

39%

The percentage of recruiters or recruiting candidates attending classes between October 2011 to July 2013 at the U.S. Army’s Recruiting and Retention School at Fort Jackson who were diagnosed with "mental health disorders (MHDs) and/or mental health problems (MHPs)," according to a recently published doctoral dissertation -- Mental Disorders, Mental Health Problems, and Treatment Among Army Recruiters and Recruiting Candidates, 2011-2013: An Examination of Current Rates in the Recruiting Population.

CDP News: Feb. 20, 2015

By Christopher Adams  on 20.02.2015 1:40 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. This was an extra-short week for us, with the holiday compounded by weather difficulties on Tuesday. This just kept us extra busy making up for lost time!

Research Update: Feb. 19, 2015

By Shirl Kennedy  on 19.02.2015 12:17 pm
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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:
● Temperament dimensions and posttraumatic stress symptoms in a previously deployed military sample. 
● Disability After Deployment Injury: Are Women and Men Service Members Different? 

Staff Perspective: Article Review

By Diana Sermanian  on 18.02.2015 10:42 am

I often find myself asking, “What’s the data supporting that finding?” Truth be told, I pose this question not only at work, when looking at research articles, but also in my personal life with friends, family, and others.  Sounds fun, right? It’s not that bad (insert smiley face).  I bring this up because recently I came across an article by Matthias et al (2014), A Qualitative Study of Chronic Pain in Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans: "A Burden on My Soul," that caught my attention.

CDP News: Feb. 13, 2015

By Christopher Adams  on 13.02.2015 10:20 am

Happy Friday the 13th and 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 was a busy week as we had lots to do in advance of the upcoming long, holiday weekend.

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