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If I were a Veteran with PTSD
and if I was looking around a website to find
out what would work for me, I think that's a first,
that step is an important part.
So, just trying to find out information, seeking help,
that's a huge step, just taking the time to look around.
I would also do as much research as I can
about the various treatments.
So, you would hear a lot about Prolonged Exposure,
about Cognitive Processing Therapy,
about group treatments versus individual treatments,
and just trying to educate yourself about those
through websites, or even better,
by going into your VA facility and asking questions
of mental health providers,
kind of, what this treatment is.
Who's going to be doing it with me?
What kinds of outcomes do people get in mental health clinics?
That's a really important question,
trying to figure out what kind of outcomes they get.
Do people get better?
How long do people stay in treatment?
What's the average length of treatment?
Those are all really important questions
because if I were a Veteran with PTSD,
I wouldn't want to be spending all my time at the VA hospital.
I'd want to get treatment and get out
and move on with my life.
And fortunately, we have treatments
that help Veterans do that.
And so, I would really seek those out.