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This section contains information on how to request an interview with a National Center for PTSD staff member. An important way to educate the public about traumatic stress is through the media. Therefore, the National Center for PTSD strives to be as responsive as possible to media requests.

We also provide information for media personnel on basic facts about PTSD, how media coverage of traumatic events effects individuals, and an overview of the National Center. We strongly encourage those interested in conducting an interview to start by reading this information.

CONTACT INFORMATION
If you are interested in interviews or other information on PTSD, contact our public affairs officers at one of our 7 Divisions.

NCPTSD PRESS KIT
Read a brief history and description of the National Center for PTSD and its directors. More information is also available in the About Us section.

BASIC FACTS PTSD
What every good interviewer needs to know about PTSD. For example:
Also see our Fact Sheets for the Press about how journalist can be affected while covering traumatic events.
Information on Hot Topics
Here is a list of recent articles on trauma and PTSD from around the world:

Published by American Journal of Psychiatry: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Military Returnees from Afghanistan and Iraq by M. Friedman

60,000 Disaster Victims Speak
A series of Case Studies on Disaster Victims Part 1 and Part 2.
From the Archives of General Psychiatry: Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication
From the Archives of General Psychiatry: Mental Illness and Suicidality after Hurricane Katrina, Kessler et al. (2006) (PDF)
From Science Magazine: The Psychological Risks of Vietnam for U.S. Veterans: A Revisit with New Data and Methods
From the New England Journal of Medicine: Combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mental Health Problems, and Barriers to Care.




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