Commodity prices and conflict: How price shocks affect civil unrest
Review of a 2013 paper in The Review of Economic Studies and other studies that shed light on the connection between food insecurity and violent conflict.
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Mali, terrorism and conflict: Research roundup
2013 review of scholarly literature and think tank reports on conflict in Mali in the context of deeper history, and related issues.
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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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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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Suicide among patients treated by the Veterans Health Administration
2012 study in the American Journal of Public Health comparing suicide rates among veterans to those among the general public.
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The impact of local combat casualties on support for the war in Afghanistan
2012 study from Boston University and the University of Minnesota published in Public Opinion Quarterly on reporting and attitudes about Afghanistan.
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Homeless veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Comparisons with previous cohorts
2012 report from Yale University in Administration and Policy in Mental Health on of homeless Iraq and Afghanistan veterans versus earlier cohorts.
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Mild traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder and National Guard soldiers
2011 study in Archives of General Psychology on health outcomes for returning U.S. veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
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