After a recent case conference discussion with clinical psychology interns about treatment options to offer patients when the window for treatment is abbreviated, I decided to consult with my colleagues about their opinions , and summarize my findings along with my own opinion. One thing we all agreed on-for a provider, there should be no such thing as "no time" window available for PTSD treatment.
7.5 percent
The percentage of crimes committed by people with mental disorders that were directly attributable to their mental illness symptoms, according to a recent study published in the journal Law and Human Behavior -- How Often and How Consistently do Symptoms Directly Precede Criminal Behavior Among Offenders With Mental Illness?
Happy Friday 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.
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:
● Functional Status after Blast-Plus-Impact Complex Concussive Traumatic Brain Injury in Evacuated United States Military Personnel.
● Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain.
200%
According to an article reviewing numerous studies in the April issue of Military Medicine -- Casualties of the Global War on Terror and Their Future Impact on Health Care and Society: A Looming Public Health Crisis -- "PTSD sufferers are 200% more likely to be diagnosed with an unrelated medical disease within 5 years of returning from deployment" than a control group without PTSD.