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Project Number: | I01RX002625-01A2 |
| Title: | Improving Function Through Primary Care Treatment of PTSD |
| Principal Investigator: | Sheila A Rauch |
| Location: | Decatur, GA |
| Congressional District Code: | 4 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2018 - September 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $271,992 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,057,633 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating and costly mental health issue (Greenberg, Sisitsky et al. 1999, Hoge, Terhakopian et al. 2007). RAND reported an estimated two-year cost of $4.0 to $6.2 billion US dollars for mental health issues from the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and further estimated that providing evidence-based treatments for PTSD and depression could save an estimated $86.2 million (Tanielian, et al. 2008). Even modest reductions in PTSD severity have... |