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*DoD, VA Establish Two Multi-Institutional Consortia to Research PTSD and
TBI*

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WASHINGTON (Aug. 10, 2013) -- In response to President Obama's Executive
Order, the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA)
highlighted today the establishment of two joint research consortia, at a
combined investment of $107 million to research the diagnosis and treatment
of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injury

(mTBI) over a five-year period. ****

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"VA is proud to join with its partners in the federal government and the
academic community to support the President's vision and invest in research
that could lead to innovative, new treatments for TBI and PTSD," said
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "We must do all we can to
deliver the high-quality care our Service members and Veterans have earned

and deserve."****

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The Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP), a collaborative effort between the
University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio, San Antonio
Military Medical Center, and the Boston VA Medical Center will attempt to
develop the most effective diagnostic, prognostic, novel treatment, and

rehabilitative strategies to treat acute PTSD and prevent chronic PTSD.   **
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The Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (CENC), a collaborative
effort between Virginia Commonwealth University, the Uniformed Services
University of the Health Sciences, and the Richmond VA Medical Center will
examine the factors which influence the chronic effects of mTBI and common

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