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Group Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Veterans With Military Sexual Trauma: A

  • By

  • Amanda E. Wood

  • Belle A. Zaccari

  • Travis Y. Hee Wai

  • My N. Crooker

  • Miles S. Evanisko

  • Justin B. Clark

  • Julia B. Sewell

  • ShienPei C. Silverman

  • Sharon J. Dolph

  • Lori S. Katz

  • June 18, 2026

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    Military sexual trauma (MST) affects 22% of women and 1% of men in the military, with higher self-reported rates of 42% for women and 4-12.5% for men.

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    MST increases the risk of PTSD and various psychiatric symptoms, leading to significant social and occupational dysfunction.

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    Current PTSD treatments like prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy are not specifically tailored for MST-related symptoms.

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    Warrior Renew is a 12-session group treatment for MST that has shown significant improvements in PTSD symptoms and low dropout rates.

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    A randomized controlled trial is evaluating the efficacy of Warrior Renew compared to an active control group for treating PTSD in veterans.

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Group Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Veterans With Military Sexual Trauma: A

  • by Amanda E. Wood, Belle A. Zaccari, Travis Y. Hee Wai, My N. Crooker, Miles S. Evanisko, Justin B. Clark, Julia B. Sewell, ShienPei C. Silverman, Sharon J. Dolph, Lori S. Katz

  • June 18, 2026

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