National Center for PTSD
- Locations
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National Center for PTSD
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, WA 20420
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- Website:
- http://www.ptsd.va.gov/
They are the center of excellence for research and education on the prevention, understanding, and treatment of PTSD. Their Center has seven divisions across the country. Although they provide no direct clinical care, their purpose is to improve the well-being and understanding of American Veterans.
NCPTSD's Mission:
The mission of the National Center for PTSD is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's Veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders.
Vision:
The National Center has emerged as the world's leading research and educational center of excellence on PTSD. Its vision is to be the foremost leader in information on PTSD and trauma; information generated internally through its extensive research program, and information synthesized from published scientific research and collective clinical experience that is efficiently disseminated to the field. The Center is organized to facilitate rapid translation of science into practice, assuring that the latest research findings inform clinical care; and translation of practice into science, assuring that questions raised by clinical challenges are addressed using rigorous experimental protocols. By drawing on the specific expertise vested at each separate division (e.g., behavioral, neuroscientific, etc.), the National Center provides a unique infrastructure within which to implement multidisciplinary initiatives regarding the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of PTSD.
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