title: Group therapy program for African-American veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
abstract: A Vet Center's group therapy treatment program for African-American veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has met regularly and expanded since it was established in 1984. Program attributes described by participants as particularly helpful include facilitating open communication of thoughts and feelings among African-American men; providing support for coping with the intrapsychic, social, and economic effects of racism; increasing knowledge about the causes, consequences, and treatment of PTSD; and decreasing emotional and social isolation. The program appears to be a useful treatment for African-American veterans with PTSD.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brazel
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Peskind
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Raskind
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014861:Washington