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Invisible Wounds of War
The RAND Corporation conducted a comprehensive study of the mental health and cognitive needs of U.S. servicemembers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, the costs associated with mental health and cognitive conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder, depression, and traumatic brain injury, and the care systems available to deliver treatment. The study is the first of its kind to consider mental health and cognitive problems associated with deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq from a broad societal perspective.
Challenges for mental health services in schools
Issues related to the dissemination of treatment in schools following a disaster are discussed, as are the particular needs of providers and school staff and the importance of community collaboration.
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RAND research wins 2008 Eisenberg award
An article by RAND researchers Katherine L. Kahn, Diana M. Tisnado, John L. Adams, and colleagues from UCLA and RAND has received the 2008 Eisenberg award from Health Services Research.Repetition of discussions important in sex education
Parents may find value in repeatedly discussing sexual topics with their children, because repetition reinforces lessons and provides additional opportunities for questioning.Read abstractMore maternal, child, and adolescent health research
Improving health care for mental and substance use conditions
Two major phenomena shaping the findings of an Institute of Medicine report on health care for mental and substance use conditions are discussed.Read abstractMore mental health research
Bridging the gap with Getting to Outcomes intervention
The Getting to Outcomes intervention provides the guidance and tools to develop both individual capacity and overall program performance.Securing Health examines past attempts to rebuild public health and health care delivery systems after U.S. military deployments
A recent review of Securing Health: Lessons from Nation-Building Missions praises the book as "required reading for every bureaucrat and/or government agency contemplating post-conflict reconstruction work" in national health care systems. The review appeared in the March issue of the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding.
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Spreading innovation in large hospital nursing units
This study of innovation dissemination in three hospital nursing units found that methods varied for each unit, but that each conducted careful planning, coordination, and implementation.Disabilities decline for the elderly in U.S.
Significant reductions in disabilities among the elderly occurred between the early 1980s and early 2000s, likely due to advances in medical care and to socioeconomic gains.Read abstractMore aging and health research
April RAND Health Congressional Newsletter
The April RAND Health Congressional newsletter highlights the mental health and cognitive care needs of American veterans, as featured in the Invisible Wounds of War study.
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