Treating Specific Groups: Women

Basic Information and Overview

• Research on Women, Trauma and PTSD
  A review of research on women's experiences of trauma and PTSD, with a focus on differences between women and men.

Military Sexual Trauma

• Military Sexual Trauma
  This PTSD 101 online course defines sexual harassment and assault and provides prevalence rates for such events in the military. Presents mental health consequences and treatment themes.
• Military Sexual Trauma: Issues in Caring for Veterans
  From the Iraq War Clinician Guide. Military sexual trauma (MST) happens to both women and men. Discusses the meaning, epidemiology, and psychological effects of MST. Information on screening for and assessing MST, as well as available treatments.
• Sexual Trauma: Information for Women's Medical Providers
  A fact sheet for medical providers working with women who have a history of sexual trauma. Includes suggestions on how to prevent distress in the patient.

Women in a Military Context

• Traumatic Stress in Female Veterans
  Discusses stressors faced by female Veterans and reviews research on coping and VA changes in services for women.
• Women Who Served in Our Military: Insights for Interventions
  A video providers in their work with female Veterans.
• Rape of Civilian Women in a War Zone
  Discusses civilian rape in war zones or refugee camps. Includes focus on cultural attitudes and stigma in different countries.