The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Associations of active-duty mental health trajectories with post-military adjustment: Results from the STARRS Longitudinal Study.
● Suicide Risks of Health Care Workers in the US.
● Impairment and Disability Identity and Perceptions of Trust, Respect, and Fairness.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant challenges for healthcare systems worldwide, with behavioral health services being particularly overwhelmed by the increased demand for mental health support. Even before the pandemic, many behavioral health clinics throughout the Military Healthcare System (MHS) and in the civilian sector were contending with increased demand for services beyond the capacity of the system to provide them. Traditional models of therapy rooted in 45- or 50-min individual therapy sessions, while appropriate in many situations and presentations, are not what everyone needs.
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The percentage by which the suicide rate among veterans with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) exceeded that of veterans without a TBI from 2006 to 2020, according to a Reseearch Letter in JAMA Neurology -- Trends in Suicide Rates Among Post-9/11 US Military Veterans With and Without Traumatic Brain Injury From 2006-2020.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
Professionals and researchers across the behavioral health field agree that preventing suicide is a complex problem that must be addressed at multiple levels. In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, I’d like to reflect on a couple of resources I wish I had known about earlier and share with you some resources that the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) will release in 2024.