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Conducts research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety. Supported a study on telepsychiatry (therapy with a psychiatrist via videoconferencing), which has proved helpful to Veterans suffering from combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who live in rural or underserved areas.

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www.ahrq.gov

Find information on this initiative to improve Veteran care by optimizing the relationships between private, public and non-profit organizations.

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www.altarum.org

Supports several research events and programs partnering military orthopaedic surgeons to advance the care of the wounded warrior. Its annual symposia series, "Extremity War Injuries," has served to define current knowledge regarding management of extremity war injuries.

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www.aaos.org

Promotes research, public awareness programs, public education and training for professionals and volunteers. In addition, AAS serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide.

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www.suicidology.org

Promotes rehabilitative research that improves health, independence, productivity and quality of life for people with disabling conditions and facilitates information dissemination and the transfer of technology.

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www.acrm.org

Improves the outcome of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) by developing best practice guidelines, conducting clinical research and educating medical personnel. Includes specific research and resources on TBI in the Military.

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www.braintrauma.org

Lists resources and provides research relating to trauma and coping with traumatic events such as trauma training and education, terrorism preparedness and trauma consultations. The Center is a partner to the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury. Read the Center's military-related fact sheets.

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www.centerforthestudyoftraumaticstress.org

Find a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. Although there are many definitions of clinical trials, they are generally considered to be biomedical or health-related research studies in human beings that follow a pre-defined protocol.

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clinicaltrials.gov

Download a newsletter published by the National Center for PTSD that provides summaries of clinically relevant research publications including links to the full article or abstract.

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www.ptsd.va.gov

Learn about research programs addressing breast, prostate and ovarian cancers; Gulf War Illness; traumatic brain injury (TBI); military health; and other areas of medical research.

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cdmrp.army.mil

Find information about a national collaborative network led by DoD and VA to share knowledge on psychological health and TBI, enhance clinical and management approaches and serve the needs of warrior families.

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www.dcoe.health.mil

Presents information on deployment medical research conducted and supported by federal research programs within DoD, VA and HHS. This Web site is a central resource of information on federally funded medical research related to deployments from the 1990-91 Gulf War forward.

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fhp.osd.mil

Find information on DHCC's wide range of research projects designed to scientifically evaluate health services for post-deployment medical concerns.

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www.pdhealth.mil

Addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and mitigation of deployment-related injuries and psychological health concerns of deployed military personnel.

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cdmrp.army.mil

Learn about a federal grant program administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to help states enhance access to comprehensive and coordinated community-based services for individuals with TBI and their families.

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www.mchb.hrsa.gov

Shares information to safeguard the health and well-being of Service Members and their families, and to sustain medical and rehabilitative care to the sick and injured anywhere in the world.

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fhp.osd.mil

Recommends changes that would help improve the military health care services being provided to members of the Armed Forces, retirees and their families.

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memberconnections.com

Download a publication that addresses the frequency of anxiety in the military population and how it is more common among Gulf War veterans than non-deployed military personnel.

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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Conducts quality medical research and education programs, and administers education endowment funds for the U.S. military community.

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www.hjf.org

Provides a guide to the strengths and limitations of the evidence about the use of HBOT to treat patients who have brain injury, cerebral palsy and stroke.

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www.ahrq.gov

Read a report from the Committee on Gulf War and Health about the long-term consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

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books.nap.edu

Read the Institute of Medicine's assessment on the possible long-term health outcomes of traumatic brain injury (TBI)that details outcomes that might be associated with mild, moderate, and severe injuries including neurologic, endocrine, psychologic outcomes, in addition to problems with social functioning.

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www.iom.edu

Watch several online videos about the challanges Veterans and Service Members face returning from war zones, and their unique healthcare needs.

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www.joiningforcesonline.org

Focuses on improving research, clinical care and education to help those with mental illness. Veterans may be eligible to participate in clinical research projects.

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www.desertpacific.mirecc.va.gov

Access the MHS monthly news e-bulletin with information on upcoming events and activities, the latest medical research and relevant health care news. Subscribe here.

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www.health.mil

Stay current on MIDRP's current research efforts, including bacterial, viral and parasitic research on diarrhea prevention, meningitis, malaria, cutaneous leishmaniasis, HIV and other infectious diseases.

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midrp.amedd.army.mil

Link to national and world health news from DoD's Military Health System.

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www.tricare.mil

Provides biomedical solutions that protect soldiers and enhance their performance in operational and training environments that include multiple stressors. MOMRP is a biomedical research program with a problem-solving orientation and a human physiology research focus.

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momrp.amedd.army.mil

Information and statistics on the health care of military personnel and Veterans.

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www.kaiseredu.org

Established to study how disasters, such as Hurricane Ike, in Galveston, TX, affect mental health, and to provide rapid response after such disasters.

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www.ncdmhr.org

Provides research, training, technology transfer and coordination related to various sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, parasomnia, jet-lag syndrome and disturbed biological and circadian rhythms.

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www.nhlbi.nih.gov

Describes the less visible psychological and neurological injuries associated with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Download a report titled Invisible Wounds: Serving Service Members and Veterans with PTSD and TBI.

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www.ncd.gov

Works to improve and enhance the healthcare of the underserved by developing and supporting innovative programs that 1) can become independently viable, 2) provide systemic solutions to gaps in healthcare access and delivery, and 3) have the potential to be replicated nationally.

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www.nhfca.org

Call 1-866-627-6464 to participate in one of several research studies underway relating to PTSD.

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www.clinicaltrials.gov

Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will support NIMH in the completion of a project to evaluate the effectiveness of a new training program for telephone crisis counselors at suicide hotline centers. Individuals seeking help can dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 24 hours a day.

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www.nimh.nih.gov

Supports a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities towards improving the lives of individuals with disabilities from birth through adulthood.

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www.ed.gov

Presents research on comorbidity, when two disorders or illnesses, specifically, addiction and other mental illnesses, occur in the same person. Covers how common these disorders are, why they co-occur, how they can diagnosed and treatment.

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www.drugabuse.gov

Serves as a leading medical research laboratory for DoD and the United States Navy. NHRC promotes, protects and maintains the health of USN and USMC personnel and beneficiaries through biomedical research, and supports the medical readiness of the armed services.

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www.med.navy.mil

Provides information, education and training, and technical assistance designed to increase the use of evidence-based programs and quality practices with military families.

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www.ssri.psu.edu

Learn about the VA/DoD guidelines for the treatment of PTSD and download a pocket guide on acute stress disorder.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Find information from the National Institute of Mental Health on research efforts related to risk factors for PTSD.

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www.nimh.nih.gov

Learn about clinical trials and studies related to PTSD from the National Institute of Mental Health.

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www.nimh.nih.gov

Provides research funding to complement ongoing DoD efforts to ensure the health and readiness of our military forces and to support the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury in its efforts to advance and spread PH/TBI knowledge, enhance clinical and management approaches and facilitate other vital services to best serve the needs of warrior families impacted by PH problems and/or TBI.

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cdmrp.army.mil

Access an electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences due to exposure to traumatic events produced by the National Center for PTSD.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Identifies the challenges of those who have been injured and works with teams of university students and faculty to solve these challenges so individuals with disabilities can live, work and play unassisted.

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www.qlplus.org

RESPECT-Mil is a treatment model designed by the United States Department of Defenses Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) to screen, assess and treat active duty Soldiers with depression and/or PTSD.

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www.pdhealth.mil

Read the conclusions of a congressionally mandated research on the foremost causes of Gulf War illness and describes characteristics of this condition and provides direction for future research urgently needed to improve the health of Gulf War veterans.

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www1.va.gov

Works to increase awareness and improve treatments for RLS.

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www.rls.org

Read a paper from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) examines the role self-disclosure plays in reducing stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.

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download.ncadi.samhsa.gov

An initiative of the American Psychoanalytic Association that adds a psychoanalytic voice to the mental health crisis among soldiers, Veterans and their families. Includes information on what psychoanalysts are doing and upcoming events.

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www.apsa.org

Research study examining links between mental trauma and physical disease among Veterans of the Civil War and how the findings could apply to today's Veterans.

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www.cartercenter.org

Provides clinical services to Service Members, Veterans, families, and caregivers who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or other difficulties related to stressful military or civilian experiences. Learn more about Summa Health System's programs.

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www.summahealth.org

Performs medical reconnaissance and special operations to address critical gaps that are underrepresented in DoD medical research programs.

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www.tatrc.org

Find information and training modules for military and civilian psychologists, psychology interns/residents and other behavioral health professionals to provide high quality deployment-related behavioral health services to military personnel and their families.

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deploymentpsych.org

Commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Women's Bureau (WB) as one of its many efforts to help women veterans who are experiencing homelessness find jobs and successfully reintegrate back to civilian life.

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www.dol.gov

Access a learning, collaboration and benchmarking tool for grantees and others affiliated with the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury Program.

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www.nashia.org

Provides technical assistance, training and methodological consultation to 16 TBIMS centers as they collect and analyze longitudinal data from people with TBI in their communities, and as they conduct research toward evidence-based TBI rehabilitation interventions.

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www.tbindsc.org

Provides a database of links to find additional data on topics including USACHPPM services and resources, common diseases, health tips and environmental safety, among others.

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phc.amedd.army.mil

Offers information on military treatment facilities and research centers worldwide. Find a treatment facility near you.

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www.armymedicine.army.mil

Provides the Army with technical expertise and analytical support, along with decision making techniques for soldiers and leaders. ARI keeps track of information on soldier and leader attitudes and concerns. Its research includes assessing and improving leader skills screening tools and enhancing leadership styles and skills.

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www.hqda.army.mil

Conducts research intended primarily to improve the health care of Veterans. Areas covered include post traumatic stress disorder; polytrauma and blast-related injuries and other unique health issues facing Veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; and substance use disorders (including tobacco).

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www.hsrd.minneapolis.med.va.gov

Conducts research, education and training on trauma and PTSD for Veterans and other organizations.

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www.ncptsd.va.gov

Explores all phases of Veterans' healthcare needs and serves as a resource for VA-funded researchers and research staff to learn of new funding opportunities, updated guidance and deadlines.

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www.research.va.gov

Offers a course series developed by the Employee Education System to enhance clinician knowledge about war-related health outcomes and concerns. Includes courses on Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure, Caring for War Wounded, A Guide to Gulf War Veterans' Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Implications for Primary Care, Traumatic Brain Injury and more.

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www.publichealth.va.gov

Developes and provides expertise in post-deployment health for Veterans and their health care providers.

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www.warrelatedillness.va.gov

Examines the long-term outcome of brain injuries, the effects of treatment on outcome and the effects of brain injury on people's behavior and abilities.

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clinicaltrials.gov

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