Deployment Psychology Blog

CDP News: Dec. 6, 2013

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News. We like to take this time each week to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, as well as look ahead to upcoming events.

Research Update: Dec. 5, 2013

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 Deployment and its Consequences for Families (new book)
  • Sleep Disturbance Is Common Among Servicemembers and Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

By the Numbers - Dec. 2, 2013

217,409

The number of "incident diagnoses of anxiety disorders among active component service members" in the years 2000-2012, according to the October issue of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report. According to the report, the majority of these diagnoses were "non-specific" anxiety disorders "and over 75 percent of service members diagnosed with 'non-specific' anxiety disorders did not have a more specific anxiety disorder diagnosis during subsequent medical encounters."

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