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Root Cause of Post-Traumatic and Developmental Stress Disorders

Major Depression and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are among the most common mental health problems experienced by veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Alcohol and drug use are also common problems in troops and veterans who have deployed overseas. Stress is an acknowledged contributor to the development and progression of each of these conditions. Our research program will investigate the "Root Cause", or biological basis of these conditions, which we hypothesize is heavily influenced by brain anatomy. more...

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Root Cause of PTSD in the News!

Check out our article in VA Research Currents. Research news from the u.s. department of veterans affairs • Dec. 2007–Jan. 2008 more... - Posted by Erich Baker on Jan 09, 2008 11:31am CST

Front Page changed!

The front page now has new information that is more relevant to the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder project. Clicking on the 'more...' links will reveal more information dealing with the projects. Also, the 'Contact Us' page has been added as well. - Posted by Kevin Kastner on Oct 14, 2007 03:01pm CDT

Administrator capability added!

Users can now be deleted using the administrator login. A warning message occurs after choosing a user to ensure that the correct user is being deleted. - Posted by Kevin Kastner on Oct 12, 2007 05:10pm CDT

Administrator capabilities added!

Administrator capabilities have been added to the website. These can be accessed via the 'My Account' page with administrator access only. Administrators can now read bug reports submitted by other users, update the privileges of other users, and post items to the news feed! - Posted by Kevin Kastner on Oct 09, 2007 02:10am CDT

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Root Cause of PTSD in the News

Check out our article in VA Research Currents. Research news from the u.s. department of veterans affairs. more...