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November 17, 2008
PTSD services, domestic violence intervention programs should be combined, researchers say
UPI (11/11) reported, "Research in the Veterans Administration shows that male veterans with" post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) "are two to three times more likely than veterans without PTSD to engage in intimate partner violence, and more likely to be involved in the legal system."
Because of this, researchers from Washington University are advocating combining "mental health services and treatments for PTSD...with the specialized domestic violence intervention programs offered by community agencies for those veterans engaging in battering behavior against intimate partners and families."
Related Links:
- "PTSD ups veterans' domestic violence risk," United Press International, November 11, 2008.
Posted by admin at November 17, 2008 11:44 AM