Invisible Wounds of War: Quantifying the Societal Costs of Psychological and Cognitive Injuries

Abstract

My testimony will discuss the costs and consequences of PTSD, depression, and TBI among servicemembers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, as well as several recommendations for better understanding and reducing these costs. These recommendations stem from a large study conducted at the RAND Corporation entitled Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery (Tanielian and Jaycox [Eds.], 2008). I served on the management team for this report, and co-led the analysis of economic costs undertaken for the study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 2008
Accession Number
ADA482596

Entities

People

  • Christine Eibner

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Army Personnel
  • Brain Injuries
  • Casualties
  • Depression
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

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