Invisible Wounds of War: Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries

Abstract

My testimony will briefly discuss several recommendations for addressing the psychological and cognitive injuries among servicemembers returning from deployments to Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Dr. Jaycox shared with you our findings about the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, as well as the incidence of traumatic brain injury among servicemembers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom; the costs to society associated with these conditions and of providing care to those afflicted with these conditions, and the gaps in the care systems designed to treat these conditions among our nation's servicemembers and veterans. Together, Dr. Jaycox and I co-directed more than 30 researchers at RAND in the completion of this study and our testimony is drawn from the same body of work. The purpose of these recommendations is to close the gaps in access and quality for our nation's veterans that Dr. Jaycox briefly described in her testimony.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 11, 2008
Accession Number
ADA482591

Entities

People

  • Terri Tanielian

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Army Personnel
  • Brain Injuries
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Personnel
  • Task Forces
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.