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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 10/2017

01-10-2017 | Disaster Psychiatry: Trauma, PTSD, and Related Disorders (MJ Friedman, Section Editor)

VA’s National PTSD Brain Bank: a National Resource for Research

Authors: Matthew J. Friedman, Bertrand R. Huber, Christopher B. Brady, Robert J. Ursano, David M. Benedek, Neil W. Kowall, Ann C. McKee, The Traumatic Stress Brain Research Group

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 10/2017

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Abstract

The National PTSD Brain Bank (NPBB) is a brain tissue biorepository established to support research on the causes, progression, and treatment of PTSD. It is a six-part consortium led by VA’s National Center for PTSD with participating sites at VA medical centers in Boston, MA; Durham, NC; Miami, FL; West Haven, CT; and White River Junction, VT along with the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. It is also well integrated with VA’s Boston-based brain banks that focus on Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and other neurological disorders. This article describes the organization and operations of NPBB with specific attention to: tissue acquisition, tissue processing, diagnostic assessment, maintenance of a confidential data biorepository, adherence to ethical standards, governance, accomplishments to date, and future challenges. Established in 2014, NPBB has already acquired and distributed brain tissue to support research on how PTSD affects brain structure and function.
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Metadata
Title
VA’s National PTSD Brain Bank: a National Resource for Research
Authors
Matthew J. Friedman
Bertrand R. Huber
Christopher B. Brady
Robert J. Ursano
David M. Benedek
Neil W. Kowall
Ann C. McKee
The Traumatic Stress Brain Research Group
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-017-0822-6

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