@article{23c0e2ce445b4c2db07152319f4afef5,
title = "STRONG STAR and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD: Shaping the future of combat PTSD and related conditions in military and veteran populations",
abstract = "The STRONG STAR Consortium (South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience) and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD are interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research consortia focused on the detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid conditions in military personnel and veterans. This manuscript outlines the consortia's state-of-the-science collaborative research model and how this can be used as a roadmap for future trauma-related research. STRONG STAR was initially funded for 5 years in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program. Since the initial funding of STRONG STAR, almost 50 additional peer-reviewed STRONG STAR-affiliated projects have been funded through the DoD, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the National Institutes of Health, and private organizations. In 2013, STRONG STAR investigators partnered with the VA's National Center for PTSD and were selected for joint DoD/VA funding to establish the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. STRONG STAR and the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD have assembled a critical mass of investigators and institutions with the synergy required to make major scientific and public health advances in the prevention and treatment of combat PTSD and related conditions. This manuscript provides an overview of the establishment of these two research consortia, including their history, vision, mission, goals, and accomplishments. Comprehensive tables provide descriptions of over 70 projects supported by the consortia. Examples are provided of collaborations among over 50 worldwide academic research institutions and over 150 investigators.",
keywords = "Consortium to Alleviate PTSD, Posttraumatic stress disorder, Randomized clinical trials, Research consortium, STRONG STAR",
author = "Peterson, {Alan L} and Stacey Young-McCaughan and Roache, {John D.} and Jim Mintz and Litz, {Brett T.} and Williamson, {Douglas E} and Resick, {Patricia A.} and Foa, {Edna B.} and McGeary, {Donald D.} and Dondanville, {Katherine A.} and Taylor, {Daniel J.} and Wachen, {Jennifer Schuster} and Fox, {Peter T.} and Bryan, {Craig J.} and McLean, {Carmen P.} and Pruiksma, {Kristi E.} and Yarvis, {Jeffrey S.} and Niles, {Barbara L.} and Abdallah, {Chadi G.} and Averill, {Lynnette A.} and Back, {Sudie E.} and Baker, {Monty T.} and Blount, {Tabatha H.} and Borah, {Adam M.} and Borah, {Elisa V} and Brock, {Matthew S.} and Brown, {Lily A.} and Burg, {Matthew M.} and Cigrang, {Jeffrey A.} and DeBeer, {Bryann B.} and DeVoe, {Ellen R.} and Fina, {Brooke A.} and Flanagan, {Julianne C.} and Fredman, {Steffany J.} and Gardner, {Cubby L.} and Gatchel, {Robert R.} and Goodie, {Jeffrey L.} and Ralitza Gueorguieva and Higgs, {Jay B.} and Jacoby, {Vanessa M.} and Kelly, {Kevin M.} and Krystal, {John H.} and Lapiz-Bluhm, {M. Danet} and L{\'o}pez-Roca, {Argelio L.} and Marx, {Brian P.} and Maurer, {Douglas M.} and McDevitt-Murphy, {Meghan E.} and McGeary, {Cindy A.} and Meyer, {Eric C.} and Miles, {Shannon R.} and Monson, {Candice M.} and Morilak, {David A.} and Moring, {John C.} and Vincent Mysliwiec and Nicholson, {Karin L.} and Rauch, {Sheila A.M.} and Riggs, {David S.} and Rosen, {Craig S.} and Rudd, {M. David} and Schobitz, {Richard P.} and Schrader, {Christian C.} and Shinn, {Antoinette M.} and Shiroma, {Paulo R.} and Sloan, {Denise M.} and Stern, {Stephen L} and Randy Strong and Vannoy, {Steven D.} and Young, {Keith A.} and Keane, {Terence M.}",
note = "Funding Information: Initial DoD funding for STRONG STAR supported 14 projects and four research cores [ 21 ]. STRONG STAR investigators subsequently secured additional peer-reviewed funding through the DoD, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and private organizations to support almost 50 STRONG STAR-affiliated projects. In 2013, STRONG STAR investigators partnered with the VA's National Center for PTSD and were selected for joint DoD/VA funding to establish the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP), which developed 11 additional research projects [ 21 ]. Funding Information: During the 5-year funding cycle of the STRONG STAR Multidisciplinary PTSD Research Consortium, its DoD External Advisory Board encouraged investigators to seek additional peer-reviewed grant awards so the consortium could be sustained with additional research funding beyond the initial award period. In response to this recommendation, STRONG STAR investigators collaborated to submit many grant applications to DoD, VA, NIH, and private funding sources. These projects are now referred to as STRONG STAR-affiliated projects to distinguish them from the projects supported by the original funding of the Multidisciplinary PTSD Research Consortium. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1016/j.cct.2021.106583",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "110",
journal = "Contemporary Clinical Trials",
issn = "1551-7144",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
}