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Project Number: | I01BX003512-05A2 |
| Title: | Treating PTSD and depression: Mechanisms of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in rats |
| Principal Investigator: | David Morilak |
| Location: | San Antonio, TX |
| Congressional District Code: | 21 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2021 - March 2025 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $137,814 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,315,850 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Current pharmacological treatments for PTSD and comorbid depression are inadequate. These stress- related psychiatric illnesses of high significance and impact to the veteran population, and finding more effective treatments would satisfy a tremendous gap in veterans’ health care. Evidence-based behavioral therapies, such as exposure therapy, are promising, but they also have limited efficacy. The lack of effective treatment arises, in part, from our lack of knowledge of the neurobiological mech... |