Women
Below is a list of information currently available from the National Center
for PTSD specific to PTSD and trauma-related disorders in women, including
women veterans. For more information click on the related links and/or search
the PILOTS database for a
more complete listing of articles available on this topic.
Fact sheets
Findings
from the National Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Study
Recent reanalysis of
the findings in the 1990 report--showing how premilitary, during military, and
postmilitary variables influence who develops PTSD and who maintains PTSD
Partners
of Veterans with PTSD: Caregiver Burden and Related Problems
Provides information about the common
problems experienced in relationships in which one (or both) of the partners
has PTSD--also provides recommendations for how one can cope with these difficulties
PTSD
in Men and Women: Understanding Some of the Differences
An interview with Ann
Rasmusson, M.D., who is Director of the Neuroendocrine Laboratoy within the
Clinical Neursosciences Division in West Haven, CT
Rape of Women in a
War Zone
Summarizes the effects
of war-related rape on women in a war zone, such as in Kosovo and Bosnia
Sexual
Assault against Females
Defines sexual assault
against females and gives an overview of its immediate and long-term effects
Traumatic
Stress in Female Veterans
Some findings from a National Study of Women Vietnam
Veterans
Data collection complete for Women with PTSD study
Data collection for Veterans Affairs study on treatment of Women with PTSD is now complete. The NCPTSD
will post updates on this study as results become available. Thank you for your interest.
Website Links
The Women's Trauma Recovery Program (WTRP)
The "Women's Trauma Recovery Program" (WTRP) is a national residential
treatment program for women veterans with military-related PTSD. Part
of the Menlo Park Division of the National Center for PTSD, the WTRP
offers intensive treatment in a beautiful setting, including
cutting-edge therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).
Sexual Assualt Prevention
A site with information about sexual assault awareness, prevention, and related
resources.
Healthyplace.com
An article examining the question: Are women at greater risk for PTSD than
men?
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