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This section contains up to date information about PTSD and traumatic stress for Health Care Providers.

For information geared towards clients, see the information center iconPTSD Information Center.

You will find Fact Sheets on Assessments, Common Reactions, Related Problems, Types of Trauma and Treatment. In the Training and Education section there are links to Handouts, Manuals, and Videos as well as our new online training program, PTSD 101.
FACT SHEETS
Information on a wide variety of topics relevant to health care providers. Rescue and Recovery workers will also find valuable disaster related information here.
More information on treatment can be found in the Mental Health Care Providers treatment section.

HANDOUTS
Here you will find pages that were specifically designed to be handed out by providers. Some handouts are also designed to educate providers and any of our Fact Sheets can also be printed as handouts. For example:

Special features
Screening for PTSD in a Primary Care Setting
This Fact Sheet tells how PTSD is under-recognized by practitioners and what can Health Care Providers do.
Psychological First Aid Guide
This Guide is essential in dealing with people in the immediate aftermath of disaster.
The Iraq War Clinician Guide
This manual contains information for all practitioners, for example: What Do Primary Care Practitioners Need To Know About PTSD?


PTSD 101

PTSD Information Center
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