TREATMENT OF WOMEN DIAGNOSED PTSD

The lifetime prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is between 8 and 9 percent with about 25 to 30 percent of victims of significant trauma going on to develop PTSD (Grinage, 2003). Further, indications are that women are at greater risk for developing PTSD than men (Breslau, Davis, Andreski & Peterson, 1997) which makes them an especially important group for study.

Grinage (2003) notes that treatment is multidimensional and commonly includes psychotherapy and pscychopharmacological intervention with SSRIs. The purpose of this study is to examine for the impact on the reduction of the severity of PTSD for three treatment conditions: (1) SSRIs only; (2) psychotherapy only; and (3) SSRIs plus psychotherapy. Only in this way, can each component of the

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