Treatment receipt by U.S. veterans after a PTSD diagnosis
2010 study in Psychiatric Services looks at rates of treatment initiation among veterans diagnosed with PTSD, as well as variations in treatment.
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Combat-incurred limb loss: A comparison of Afghanistan and Iraq to the Vietnam war
2012 study from the University of Michigan and University of Washington in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery on the quality of life of amputees.
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Learning curve: How graduates solve information problems once they join the workplace
2012 report from Project Information Literacy on the mismatch between the employers’ needs and the research skills and habits that young people are displaying on the job.
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U.S. State Department: International narcotics control strategy report, 2013
2011 report from the State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs on major drug-transit and drug-producing countries.
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Global changes in diets and the consequences for land requirements for food
2012 study in PNAS on the problematic pace of global land consumption and agricultural output required to supply the world’s growing population.
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Returning soldiers’ intimate relationships: Emotions, PTSD and alcohol
2010 study by the University of Minnesota Medical School and Duke University Medical Center on relationship problems among returning Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers.
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Cost of long-term medical benefits to Afghanistan and Iraq veterans
2012 review of research on the long-term costs of providing medical and disability benefits to veterans from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
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Is It generalized anxiety disorder or poverty? Poor mothers and their children
2012 study from Rutgers finds that overly broad definitions of mental illness have resulted in improper categorization of some poor mothers as suffering from psychiatric conditions.
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Corporate political contributions: Investment or agency?
2012 working paper by University of Minnesota and the University of Kansas on the relationship between firms’ political donations and corporate performance.
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Go where the money is: Modeling street robbers’ location choices
2012 study from Loyola University of Chicago and the Netherlands Institute in the Journal of Economic Geography on how street robberies cluster in certain areas, and why.
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