Millions of women have it...

The Surgeon General relates that the number one cause of injury to women in the U.S. is Domestic Violence.

Additionally, the Surgeon General's office reports that the leading cause of death among women is Domestic Violence.

Rape in women is also a leading cause of traumatization in women and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

Abused women from violent relationships can have long-term mental effects. Many battered women have lingering psychological injury that can last for years and can have PTSD as well.

Many raped and battered women are never accurately diagnosed for having PTSD and suffer for sometimes many years.

Symptoms of PTSD include: recurrent nightmares or flashbacks, a feeling of emotional numbness, and a state of nervous arousal that leaves victims feeling constantly jumpy and irritable, unable to relax or feel completely safe.

• 84% of battered women were found to be suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome).
  

• Between 22%-35% of women who visit emergency departments in the U.S., are there for symptoms related to ongoing abuse. ("Domestic Violence Intervention Call For More Than Treating Injuries", Journal of American Medical Association, 1990)

• Families in which Domestic Violence occurs, use doctors 8 times more often, visit the emergency room 6 times more often and use 6 times more prescription drugs than the general population ("Domestic Violence A Community Crisis Waiting For A Effective Response", Seattle Domestic Violence Intervention Project, 1989)

Women who have PTSD are often misdiagnosed for alcoholism, depression, drug addiction,and mental illness.

Physicians and therapists are only now learning how to treat women who are mentally or emotionally scarred by PTSD.

Abused Women With PTSD is designed specifically for:
counselors, social workers, ministers welfare workers, nurses, EAP's and staff training for battered women shelters.

Winning Contents:

An Overview of Female Victimization
Understanding Trauma/PTSD
Recognition of PTSD
PTSD and How It Affects Families & Children
Drug and Alcohol Concerns
Effective Communication Tactics
Strategies For Women With PTSD
Helpful Resources to Refer
Future Issues For Our Nation