Do You Really Expect Me to Get MST Care in a VA Where Everyone is Male Innovative Delivery of Evidence Based Psychotherapy to Women with Military Sexual Trauma

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a scientifically validated treatment for PTSD called Prolonged Exposure (PE) can be delivered effectively to Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma (MST) related PTSD using video conferencing technology, which allows a therapist and patient, who are at great distance from one another, to communicate. We are interested in learning if this form of mental health service delivery is more acceptable than traditional face-to-face therapy at the VA, where many individuals who may resemble the perpetrator congregate. This study is being conducted at the Charleston VA Medical Center and affiliated satellite clinics (CBOCs), and will involve approximately 100 female participants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1024703

Entities

People

  • Ronald Acierno

Organizations

  • Medical University of South Carolina

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Health Services
  • Quality Of Life
  • Sexual Assault
  • South Carolina
  • Standards
  • Telemedicine
  • Therapy
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Video Teleconferencing

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.

Technology Areas

  • Space