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Turner, Samuel M.; Beidel, Deborah C.; Frueh, B. Christopher – Behavior Modification, 2005
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe and chronic mental disorder that is highly prevalent within Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers. A severe psychiatric disorder, combat-related PTSD is typically accompanied by multiple comorbid psychiatric disorders, symptom chronicity, and extreme social maladjustment. Thus, PTSD is a complex…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Psychological Patterns, Veterans, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Lawson, David M. – Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 1995
Presents model that can be employed in working with Vietnam veterans experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Incorporates cognitive, behavioral, and interactional components and focuses on helping veterans to identify schemas that are related to five areas of psychological and interpersonal functioning: safety, trust, power, esteem, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring
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David, Wendy S.; Simpson, Tracy L.; Cotton, Ann J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
The authors describe an overview of the pilot project Taking Charge, a 36-hour comprehensive behavioral intervention involving psychoeducation, personal safety, and self-defense training for 12 female veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from military sexual trauma. Self-defense training can incorporate the benefits of repeated…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Females, Veterans, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder