VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Reaction

(Currently being updated)

• Management of Post-traumatic Stress (2010)
• Management of Post-traumatic Stress Guideline Summary (2010)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Support Tools

Clinical support tools for PTSDthat contain recommendations on screening, diagnosis, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, referrals, and patient and family education:

• Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • This 12-page guide outlines for service members, veterans and their families the diagnosis of PTSD, how to get help and various resources available to them.
• VA/DoD Essentials for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Provider Tool
  • This pamphlet is a step-by-step tool created to assist health care providers with care of patients experiencing post-traumatic stress conditions.
• Implementing the 2010 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Post-traumatic Stress A Guide for Clinic Leaders
  • The guide is intended to help clinic leaders identify ways their clinics’ practices can be more consistent with CPG recommendations; describe concrete actions, quick tips and specific resources to help improve practices specific to clinics related to the PTS continuum of care; and enable clinic leaders to evaluate their clinics and help implement changes based on key recommendations from the CPG.
• Experiencing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as a Family
  • Guide to Thrive: Health care providers should use this guide with family members to educate them about the signs and symptoms of PTSD; possible impact on family and friends; where to get professional help; how to encourage an individual with PTSD to seek treatment; and how best to contribute to treatment.
• PTSD Pocket Guide (2013)
  • Provides medical and mental health providers with a useful, quick reference tool for treating patients with PTSD and related conditions. It was derived directly from the VA/DoD CPG for PTSD.

Additional PTSD Treatment Guidance

DCoE

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Fact Sheet
  • This handout provides descriptive information on PTSD, to include prevalence, assessment, treatment, and resources.

Army Medical Department, Office of Quality Management

• Video broadcast on the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD.
  • Part I
  • Part II

Select Federal Agency Webpages on PTSD

• National Institute of Mental Health
• U.S. National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus U.S. National Library of Medicine, PubMed Health