Essay on Women Dealing with Posttraumatic Stress
Disorder
This article is based on a study comparing the ethnic differences in Posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), among the women s population of non Hispanic Whites,
African American, and Hispanic. The population of Hispanics and African American
female s veterans, in terms of gender, experience a higher symptom of PTSD than
male veterans. The study is aimed at providing analysis demographic characteristics,
diagnostic validity, and the normative sampling, among the three ethnic populations
of women who experienced treatment for PTSD compared to servicemen veterans.
Harrison, J. P., Satterwhite, L. F., Ruday, J. (2010). The Financial Impact of Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder on Returning US Military Personnel. Journal of Health
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The majority of the participants, were Caucasian, male, disabled veterans, and
severity scores from military personnel who served in Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf war.
This article focuses on the future researchers aiming on the conflicts in Afghanistan,
and Iraq, and improving therapy techniques, and social functioning impacting
veterans of PTSD.
Savitsky, L. (2009). Civilian Social Work: Serving the Military and Veteran
Populations. Social Work, 54(4), 327 339. This article reveals some of the
challenges civilian social workers faces while offering interventions for veterans
that served in the military, and their families. Social workers specialized in treating
service members who experience psychological issues such as PTSD. Also, social
workers are well educated to help victims of domestic violence, substance abuse, and
the deployment of both male and females. Many military veterans need social support
because of family issues, unemployment, and lack of medical care. The Veteran
Administration estimated over 400,000, a year is reported homeless from the veteran
population. Social workers works with this population of veterans who served in
military, in providing the financial benefit and addressing the intervention needs for
their families.
Tsai, J., Harpaz Rotem, I., Pietrzak, R. H., Southwick, S. M. (2012). The Role of
Coping, Resilience, and Social Support in Mediating the Relation Between PTSD and
Social Functioning in Veterans Returning from