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Saturday, September 08, 2012

Fort Detrick to receive $100 million grant to study PTSD

The Fort Detrick-based Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs on Friday announced $100 million in grants to fund research into the diagnosis and treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder and mild traumatic brain injury.

The money follows an executive order issued by the White House on Aug. 31 that calls for expanded mental health services for members of the military, veterans and their families. The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are funding the research, CDMRP spokeswoman Gail Whitehead said.

Two consortia, one to focus on PTSD and another on mild TBI, are to be set up. Investigators from a number of organizations, including the Defense Department, VA and academia, are expected to collaborate on the work, which will take place over five years, Col. Dallas Hack, director of the Combat Casualty Care Research Program at Detrick, said Friday.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Another executive order with money we don't have to spend. When I was drafted into the Army in 1967 I was trained in recon. My job was to kill, period. Sniper school teaches you to have no feelings about what you are doing. When it comes down to you or them, there's no decision. Yes, I did experience a few, limited , bad days when I was discharged. Looking for a job, nobody was hiring machine gunners.