National Center for PTSD Division Descriptions

Executive Division:

Strategic Planning, overall organization, website, bibliographic projects.

Behavioral Sciences Division:

Assessment, treatment, family, information processing, and psychophysiological research.

Women's Health Sciences Division:

Assessment, treatment, sexual assault, early screening, and health issues for women with PTSD.

Clinical Neurosciences Division:

Neuroscientific studies, brain function and biological approaches for diagnosis and treatment of PTSD.

Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC):

Evaluation and Monitoring of all VA PTSD treatment programs.

Clinical Laboratory and Education Division:

Research and educational activities on the treatment of PTSD.

Pacific Islands Division:

Cross-cultural factors affecting PTSD, treatment outcome, and service delivery in remote geographical areas.

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For more information call the PTSD Information Line at (802) 296-6300 or send email to ncptsd@ncptsd.va.gov. This page was last updated on Thu Jul 20 17:00:54 2006.