CDMRP Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program: Prevention Research for Sexual Assault Reduction and Adjustment Disorders Investigator-Initiated Focused Research Award (PSAAD IIFRA)

Impact: The FY19 PH/TBIRP PSAAD IIFRA is intended to support research focused on: (1) the development or adaptation of prevention efforts to reduce the occurrence of sexual assault and/or harassment and/or (2) understanding the diagnosis, assessment, and screening of adjustment disorders as a consequence of sexual assault and/or stressors that precipitate adjustment disorders.

The application must clearly demonstrate the project’s potential immediate and long-range outcome(s) with the potential to yield highly impactful data that are of clear scientific merit and could lead to critical discoveries and/or major advancements and not be limited to a clinical setting such as a behavioral health clinic.

The rationale for a research idea may be derived from population-based studies, a clinician’s first-hand knowledge of patients, or anecdotal data. Applications must include relevant data that support the rationale for the proposed study. The data may be unpublished or from published literature.