2012-05-10T17:58:01Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/b/burns_rachel_m.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9509.html 2010-02-11T17:01:00Z 2010-02-11T17:01:00Z

Summarizes analyses of existing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) studies for war zone veterans, finding that the prevalence estimates vary widely and are linked to the use of different PTSD diagnostic definitions and divergent study samples.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR546.html 2008-04-18T07:20:00Z 2008-04-18T07:20:00Z

Reviews literature on post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury and discusses the likely effects of these conditions for veterans that have served in Afghanistan and Iraq and their families.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR566.html 2008-05-02T13:04:00Z 2008-05-02T13:04:00Z

Reports the results of a survey of families attending a summer camp program that children with a deployed parent attend, to learn more about the functioning and well-being of children of deployed military personnel.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9529.html 2011-02-17T10:00:00Z 2011-02-17T10:00:00Z

The increasing number of suicides is causing concern in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Suicide-prevention programs in DoD and across the services have some (but not all) of the characteristics of comprehensive programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR913.html 2011-01-19T08:00:00Z 2011-01-19T08:00:00Z

Examines the behavioral and emotional well-being of a sample of military families over a year as they cope with the stress of war and deployment, using surveys and in-depth interviews with youth and their nondeployed caregivers.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG720.html 2008-03-26T17:17:00Z 2008-03-26T17:17:00Z

A comprehensive study of the post-deployment health-related needs associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and traumatic brain injury among servicemembers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101318.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors reviewed 29 studies that provide prevalence estimates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among service members previously deployed to Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom and their non-U.S. military counterparts. Combat exposure is the only correlate consistently associated with PTSD.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR815.html 2011-01-19T08:45:00Z 2011-01-19T08:45:00Z

Examine the benefits of outdoor education activities in Operation Purple® camps, which are free camps for youth from military families.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9488.html 2009-11-02T17:01:00Z 2009-11-02T17:01:00Z

Summarizes research showing that children from military families experience above-average levels of emotional and behavioral difficulties and that longer parental deployments are associated with greater difficulties.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100123.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

About 14-27 percent of all emergency department visits could take place at retail clinics and urgent care centers, with a potential cost savings of approximately $4.4 billion annually.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101319.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given the ongoing debate over whether giftedness is associated with mental health disorders, there is a great need to highlight and compare results from the most methodologically rigorous studies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090718.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Considers the role that alternative vaccination locations (e.g., workplaces and retail clinics) could play in increasing influenza vaccination coverage.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9568.html 2011-01-19T09:00:00Z 2011-01-19T09:00:00Z

Reports the results of a longitudinal study of youth from military families and their caregivers concerning their emotional well-being and how well they are coping with servicemembers' extended deployments.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100067.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although studies have begun to explore the impact of the current wars on child well-being, none have examined how children are doing across social, emotional, and academic domains.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110071.html 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caregivers affiliated with the National Guard and those with more months of deployment report significantly poorer emotional well-being, and more household and relationship hassles.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG953.html 2011-02-17T10:00:00Z 2011-02-17T10:00:00Z

The increase in suicides among military personnel has raised concern. This book reviews suicide epidemiology in the military, catalogs military suicide-prevention activities, and recommends relevant best practices.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090022.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data from a large sample of nursing homes were used to examine the cross-sectional association between workplace injuries and organizational factors, caregiver staffing levels, and quality.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9632.html 2011-12-05T13:15:00Z 2011-12-05T13:15:00Z

Many Pittsburgh residents in the communities around Frick Park are interested in environmental issues and education, and some use the park. However, awareness of the park and its Environmental Center could be improved, and barriers to use addressed.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1124.html 2011-11-21T09:45:00Z 2011-11-21T09:45:00Z

Describes the development and testing of a survey tool that the Department of Defense and local military commanders can use to gauge the problems and problem-related needs of service members and their families and how well those needs are being met.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1168.html 2011-11-08T11:00:00Z 2011-11-08T11:00:00Z

We obtained community group and resident input into the design of the new environmental center building at Frick Park (in Pittsburgh, Pa.) and acquired information about residents' attitudes toward and use of Frick Park more generally.