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DON’T SPEND A LIFETIME trying to understand your trauma Constantly on guard? Avoiding situations that remind you of your trauma? Nightmares about your trauma? Feeling numb or detached? PTSD Treatment Works Benefits after 8-15 sessions of trauma-focused therapy for PTSD include: Reduced PTSD symptoms Less depression Better sleep Healthier habits More satisfaction with life No matter what your trauma or how long you have lived with it, it’s never too late. To find out about trauma-focused therapy at your VA, contact: Your provider The Women Veterans Program Manager The Women Veterans Call Center at 1.855.VA.Women (1.855.829.6636) www.womenshealth.va.gov www.PTSD.va.gov March 2017
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Don't Spend a Lifetime Trying to Understand Your Trauma · Title: Don't Spend a Lifetime Trying to Understand Your Trauma Author: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration,

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Page 1: Don't Spend a Lifetime Trying to Understand Your Trauma · Title: Don't Spend a Lifetime Trying to Understand Your Trauma Author: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration,

DON’T SPEND A LIFETIME trying to understand your traumaConstantly on guard?

Avoiding situations that remind you of your trauma?

Nightmares about your

trauma?

Feeling numb or

detached?

PTSD Treatment WorksBenefits after 8-15 sessions of trauma-focused therapy for PTSD include:

Reduced PTSD

symptoms

Less depression

Better sleep

Healthier habits

More satisfaction

with life

No matter what your trauma or how long you have lived with it, it’s never too late.

To find out about trauma-focused therapy at your VA, contact:

• Your provider

• The Women Veterans Program Manager

• The Women Veterans Call Center at 1.855.VA.Women (1.855.829.6636)

www.womenshealth.va.govwww.PTSD.va.gov

March 2017