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Invisible wounds of war: Psychological and cognitive injuries, their consequences, and services to assist recovery
URL: http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2008/RAND_MG720.pdf
The study discussed in this monograph focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among veterans. All three conditions affect mood, thoughts, and behavior; yet these wounds often go unrecognized and unacknowledged.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder research fact sheet
URL: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-research-fact-sheet.pdf
Highlights several important areas in NIMH post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) focused research, including: possible risk factors; treating the disorder; and next steps for PTSD research.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder: DOD needs to identify the factors its providers use to make mental health evaluation referrals for servicemembers
URL: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06397.pdf
This report discusses the benefits that servicemembers supporting Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) receive for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and recommends that DOD identify factors that its providers use in issuing referrals for further mental health evaluations.
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PTSD and suicide
URL: http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_suicide.html
This fact sheet explores the relation between PTSD and suicide. It also addresses important details about understanding and coping with suicide.
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Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: An assessment of the evidence
URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11955
This book was created because the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee on the Treatment of PTSD was charged by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review and assess the evidence of the efficacy of pharmacologic and psychologic treatment modalities for PTSD.
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