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Project Number: | I01CX000566-05 |
| Title: | Frontal Lobe Injury and Executive Control of Cognition and Emotion |
| Principal Investigator: | Diane Swick |
| Location: | Martinez, CA |
| Congressional District Code: | 11 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2017 - March 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $416,733 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,898,085 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious psychiatric condition that affects a substantial number of military personnel who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. Over 30% of all OEF/OIF/OND Veterans who receive health care from the VA have been diagnosed with PTSD. The disorder is characterized by symptom clusters of re-experiencing or intrusion, hyperarousal, avoidance, and negative alterations in cognition. In addition to these distressing emotional and mood problems, impairments in attenti... |