Center for Military Health Policy Research
The goal of the Center for Military Health Policy Research is to help the U.S. Department of Defense and Veterans Administration meet the challenges of providing the best care possible to this diverse population, while containing costs.
Featured Research
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.
Gulf War Illness
RAND was commissioned by the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses to help the Defense Department and other federal agencies understand the health implications of service during the war. RAND released several scientific literature reviews as a result of this effort. These reviews examine the potential effects of Pyridostigmine Bromide (PB), oil well fires, and depleted uranium (DU) on Gulf War Veterans.
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