NIH Clinical Center, Research Study- PTST from war zone exposure?

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Do You Have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder from War-Zone Exposure? Join a Research Study on Brain and Body Changes in PTSD

Participation includes:

• 1-3 outpatient visits to the NIH Clinical Center.
• Visit 1 is a screening visit (~4 hours) and includes a physical and psychiatric exam.
• Visits 2-3 are study visits (~3 hours) and include computer tasks (with and without unpleasant stimuli) during brain scans (functional magnetic resonance imaging; fMRI).
• There is no cost to participate and compensation is provided.

This study is currently recruiting:

• active duty, reservists, and retired military service members between
• 18-50 years old
• with PTSD, from war-zone exposure
• who are free of certain medications
• who are free of certain physical and mental health conditions

The NIH Clinical Center, America’s research hospital, is located on the Metro Red Line (Medical Center stop) in Bethesda, Maryland.

For more information, and to find out if you qualify, call:
Office of Patient Recruitment (refer to 02-M-0321)
1-866-444-1132, TTY: 1-866-411-1010

Links to OPR: http://www.cc.nih.gov/recruit/protocols.html
Link to clinicaltrials.gov: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00047853?id=02-M-0321&rank=1