Research at the National Center for PTSD

Over its history, the National Center for PTSD has come to be recognized as a world leader in research into the causes, assessment, treatment — and, increasingly, the prevention — of traumatic stress disorders. Each of the seven Division locations has its own special area of expertise, but a strength of the National Center is its ability to work across divisional lines, bringing together many different disciplines to understand and deal with the complexity of PTSD.

At any point in time researchers from the National Center are involved collectively in hundreds of projects, from small studies taking place at a single location to major multisite, interdisciplinary projects (Current War Initiative). These efforts are extended and multiplied by frequent collaborations with other institutions and organizations from government, health care, and academia. And, the National Center's research activities are enriched by constant contact with clinicians who are directly involved in patient care, which ensures that the research projects and results are well grounded in the concerns of the real world.