Veterans PTSD Study

EFFICACY OF Strategic Outcome Focused Therapy in the treatment of PTSD AMONGST RETURNING WAR VETERANS David Kaye PhD ACS Executive Director & Principal Researcher  Trained in the Assessment of Permanent Impairment –AMA 4 th & 5 th Edition Psychiatric & Psychological Disorders –MAA, WorkCover & Comcare Australia ATRI Level 4, Suite 406, 12 O’Connell Street Sydney NSW 2000 All Mail to:   GPO Box 5249,  Sydney  NSW  2001 Mobile: 0417 553 883 email: drdk63@gmail.com Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder that develops following exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. There is an urgent need to develop measures to prevent the progression of the consequences of PTSD in high risk groups. Although it is known that the current treatment modalities for PTSD include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR), stress management with or without an