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:
● Military Families in Transition: Stress, Resilience, and Well-being (CTS/USU)
● Relationships, Health, and Coping Among Active Duty Military and Veterans
In a recent Op-Ed published by the Washington Post, Captain Benjamin Summers discussed how "hero worship of the military" and Service members is counter-productive. Dr. Paula Domenici takes a look at this article and examines how some of the same problems can arise during therapy.
44%
The percentage of 2,597 soldiers who had been deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq who reported suffering from chronic pain, according to a research study at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, recently published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine -- Chronic Pain and Opioid Use in US Soldiers After Combat Deployment. 23.2% of these soldiers "reported past-month opioid use."
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:
● No Time to Waste: Evidence-Based Treatment for Drug Dependence at the United States Veterans Administration Department of Veterans Affairs (Human Rights Watch)
● Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Effect of Age and Military Status on the Military Population’s Awareness of Community Mental Health Resources
29%
The percentage of "333,803 US Army active duty members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan deployments in fiscal years 2008 to 2011" who "screened positive for at-risk drinking," according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health, Missed Opportunity for Alcohol Problem Prevention Among Army Active Duty Service Members Postdeployment.
5.6% had an AUDIT-C (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) score of 8+, according to the researchers. However...