Taking Charge: A Pilot Curriculum of Self-Defense and Personal Safety Training for Female Veterans with PTSD Because of Military Sexual Trauma
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| Title: | Taking Charge: A Pilot Curriculum of Self-Defense and Personal Safety Training for Female Veterans with PTSD Because of Military Sexual Trauma |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | David, Wendy S., Simpson, Tracy L., Cotton, Ann J. |
| Source: | Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2006 21(4):555-565. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243 or 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; Web site: http://sagepub.com. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Safety Education, Females, Veterans, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Abuse, Pilot Projects, Curriculum, Behavior Modification, Self Efficacy, Depression (Psychology), Safety, Intervention, Training, Fear, Interpersonal Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Therapy, Military Service |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0886260505285723 |
| ISSN: | 0886-2605 |
| Abstract: | The authors describe an overview of the pilot project Taking Charge, a 36-hour comprehensive behavioral intervention involving psychoeducation, personal safety, and self-defense training for 12 female veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from military sexual trauma. Self-defense training can incorporate the benefits of repeated exposure while teaching proactive cognitive and behavioral responses to the feared stimuli, and thus facilitate emotional and physical rescripting of and mastery over the trauma. Results up to 6 months follow-up indicate significant reductions in behavioral avoidance, PTSD hyperarousal, and depression, with significant increases in interpersonal, activity, and self-defense self-efficacy. The authors propose that this therapeutic self-defense curriculum provides an enhanced exposure therapy paradigm that may be a potent therapeutic tool in the treatment of PTSD. (Contains 1 table.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 20 |
| Entry Date: | 2006 |
| Accession Number: | EJ735065 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The authors describe an overview of the pilot project Taking Charge, a 36-hour comprehensive behavioral intervention involving psychoeducation, personal safety, and self-defense training for 12 female veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from military sexual trauma. Self-defense training can incorporate the benefits of repeated exposure while teaching proactive cognitive and behavioral responses to the feared stimuli, and thus facilitate emotional and physical rescripting of and mastery over the trauma. Results up to 6 months follow-up indicate significant reductions in behavioral avoidance, PTSD hyperarousal, and depression, with significant increases in interpersonal, activity, and self-defense self-efficacy. The authors propose that this therapeutic self-defense curriculum provides an enhanced exposure therapy paradigm that may be a potent therapeutic tool in the treatment of PTSD. (Contains 1 table.) |
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| ISSN: | 0886-2605 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0886260505285723 |
