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Naval Center for Combat Operational Stress Control (NCCOSC) opens at Naval Medical Center San Diego
A message from Clymer.."CC"..Conrad Clyburn to all members of Traumatic Brain Injury - TBI on MedTechIQ!
Colleagues,
As reported by Federal Health Update... On Jan. 16, 2009, the Naval Center for Combat Operational Stress Control (NCCOSC) opened at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The new Navy program is dedicated to restoring, protecting and building the mental health of sailors, Marines and their families.
The major focus of the NCCOSC is to promote the best practices in diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), conditions that have become synonymous with the unique demands placed on the armed services fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The center identifies and incorporates into training the psychological resilience factors shown to help prevent stress injuries and to promote force readiness. Resources to aid families in adjusting to deployments as well as to assist in coping with problems that might arise after a service member's return are also emphasized.
According to a Rand Study released in April 2008, nearly 20 percent of combat troops who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have PTSD or a major depressive disorder...
Read on at: http://www.health.mil/Press/Release.aspx?ID=544
CC
Visit Traumatic Brain Injury - TBI at:
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Colleagues,
As reported by Federal Health Update... On Jan. 16, 2009, the Naval Center for Combat Operational Stress Control (NCCOSC) opened at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The new Navy program is dedicated to restoring, protecting and building the mental health of sailors, Marines and their families.
The major focus of the NCCOSC is to promote the best practices in diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), conditions that have become synonymous with the unique demands placed on the armed services fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. The center identifies and incorporates into training the psychological resilience factors shown to help prevent stress injuries and to promote force readiness. Resources to aid families in adjusting to deployments as well as to assist in coping with problems that might arise after a service member's return are also emphasized.
According to a Rand Study released in April 2008, nearly 20 percent of combat troops who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have PTSD or a major depressive disorder...
Read on at: http://www.health.mil/Press/Release.aspx?ID=544
CC
Visit Traumatic Brain Injury - TBI at:
https://medtechiq.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=2140535%3AGroup%3A202
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