Award
NIH Reporter #5IK2CX002694-04
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Accelerated Biological Aging, and Veteran Health
Recipient
Durham VA Medical Center
Awarded
October 08, 2026
Identifier
5IK2CX002694-04
The project studies whether Veterans with PTSD experience accelerated biological aging and whether this predicts poorer health, while assessing psychosocial factors that may protect against accelerated aging.
Description
Research examining links between PTSD, accelerated biological aging, and Veterans’ later health, using existing data from the Post-Deployment Mental Health study linked to VA electronic health records.