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Michelle D Lane1, Kristy B Lidie1, Ray F Santullo1
1Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), Fort Detrick, MD, United States.
Frontiers in Psychiatry
|March 8, 2021
Summary
The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) funds research for veterans
Area of Science:
- Biomedical research
- Veteran health
- Mental health
Background:
- Veterans experience significant health burdens, especially mental health issues.
- Aging veterans face increased risk for mental, neuropsychiatric, and dementia-related disorders.
- Complex veteran health needs require multidisciplinary research partnerships.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the need for research addressing veteran mental health.
- To describe the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) integration of veterans.
- To discuss CDMRP's capacity to improve veteran mental health care through VA collaboration.
Main Methods:
- The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) is a global funding organization.
- CDMRP utilizes a two-tier review process and integrates consumer advocates.
- CDMRP fosters novel biomedical research relevant to veteran health care needs.
Main Results:
- CDMRP programs focus on topics relevant to veteran health care.
- CDMRP complements U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research.
- Collaborations facilitate the translation of basic research to clinical application.
Conclusions:
- Continued VA and CDMRP partnerships can enhance veteran health care.
- CDMRP processes and collaborations can improve mental health care for veterans.
- Integrating veterans into research processes is crucial.
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