Eric Robinson

Michael P. Fisher

Phoenix Voorhies

Caroline Epley

Terri Tanielian

Rajeev Ramchand

Christine Anne Vaughan

Thomas E. Trail

Michael William Robbins

Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar

"While much has been written about the role of caregiving for the elderly and chronically ill and for children with special needs, little is known about "military caregivers" -- the population of those who care for wounded, ill, and injured military personnel and veterans. These caregivers play an essential role in caring for injured or wounded service members and veterans. This enables those for whom they are caring to live better quality lives, and can result in faster and improved rehabilitation and recovery. Yet playing this role can impose a substantial physical, emotional, and financial toll on caregivers. This report summarizes the results of a study designed to describe the magnitude of military caregiving in the United States today, as well as to identify gaps in the array of programs, policies, and initiatives designed to support military caregivers. Improving military caregivers' well-being and ensuring their continued ability to provide care will require multifaceted approaches to reducing the current burdens caregiving may impose, and bolstering their ability to serve as caregivers more effectively. Given the systematic differences among military caregiver groups, it is also important that tailored approaches meet the unique needs and characteristics of post-9/11 caregivers."--Abstract

America's Military Caregivers

Hidden Heroes

Katherine E. Watkins

Kimberly A. Hepner

Carol P. Roth

Coreen Farris

Elizabeth M. Sloss

Grant R. Martsolf

Harold Alan Pincus

Daniel Mandel

Susan D. Hosek

Carrie M. Farmer

To inform improvements to the quality of care delivered by the military health system for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, researchers developed a framework and identified, developed, and described a candidate set of measures for monitoring, assessing, and improving the quality of care. This document describes their research approach and the measure sets that they identified.

Candidate Quality Measures for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder

Measuring the Quality of Care for Psychological Health Conditions in the Military Health System

Caroline Epley

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