Taking Charge: A Curriculum of Self-Defense and Personal Safety Training for Female Veterans With Military Sexual Trauma

David, Wendy S.; Cotton, Ann J.; Simpson, Tracy L.; Weitlauf, Julie C.

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“…After surveying female veterans who believed that personal safety/self-defense training would increase their competence against future assaults, David, Cotton, Simpson, and Weitlauf (2004) developed and tested a self-defense program incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy interventions. Participants reported increases in self-defense self-efficacy from pre-to post-training; however, no data were collected on prevention effectiveness (David et al, 2006).…”

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“…A feasibility study of a "reprocessing" treatment involving some cognitive restructuring and imaginal exposure reported significant pre/post reductions in negative cognitions following the intervention but did not measure PTSD symptoms and did not present outcomes specific to the 7 (out of 17) participants with MST histories (Katz, Snetter, Robinson, Hewitt, & Cojucar, 2008). David, Simpson, and Cotton (2006) found significant reductions in PTSD and depression symptoms in 10 women with MST histories up to 6 months after a selfdefense training that incorporated exposure and cognitive restructuring. Finally, Waldfogel and Mueser (1988) gave a case presentation of a male veteran with MST related PTSD, auditory hallucinations, and paranoid delusions who was asymptomatic 16 months after completing psychotherapy involving imaginal exposure.…”

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Military Sexual Trauma Research: A Proposed Agenda

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Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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Military sexual trauma (MST) is a widespread problem associated with negative psychological and physical health problems. This article presents the current state of MST research and highlights specific areas in need of more focused study. Areas that have produced the greatest body of knowledge include MST prevalence and psychological and physical health correlates. We propose a research agenda based on gaps noted in our research review and empirical and theoretical evidence of issues relevant to but not studied directly in MST populations. We present evidence that MST is qualitatively distinct from other forms of sexual maltreatment in terms of its relational and vocational context as well as the severity of associated psychological distress, examine underexplored gender and sexual issues in MST, and discuss the lack of treatment and prevention studies specific to MST. Specific recommendations are made throughout in an attempt to guide and advance the field.

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Military Sexual Trauma Research: A Proposed Agenda

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Gregory³

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“…Both of these treatments i ncorporate training in assertive, proactive responses in interpersonal interactions as a means of countering a fear response. In a sample of sexually assaulted veterans ( N = 10), a multiple baseline pre-post examination of “Taking Charge,” a self-defense group with cognitive behavioral and supportive therapy elements, evidenced gains in some PTSD indices, depression, and self-esteem (David, Simpson, & Cotton, 2006). A second study with low power for detecting group differences ( n = 12-13 per group) found significant improvements for women treated with group assertion training (AT) and no differences between AT and SIT or supportive counseling (Resick et al, 1988).…”

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Rape treatment outcome research: Empirical findings and state of the literature

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Margolin

2009

Clinical Psychology Review

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This article reviews empirical support for treatments targeting women sexually assaulted during adolescence or adulthood. Thirty-two articles were located using data from 20 separate samples. Of the 20 samples, 12 targeted victims with chronic symptoms, three focused on the acute period postassault, two included women with chronic and acute symptoms, and three were secondary prevention programs. The majority of studies focus on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and/ or anxiety as treatment targets. Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure have garnered the most support with this population. Stress Inoculation Training and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing also show some efficacy. Of the four studies that compared active treatments, few differences were found. Overall, cognitive behavioral interventions lead to better PTSD outcomes than supportive counseling does. However, even in the strongest treatments more than one-third of women retain a PTSD diagnosis at post-treatment or drop out of treatment. Discussion highlights the paucity of research in this area, methodological limitations of examined studies, generalizability of findings, and important directions for future research at various stages of trauma recovery. Keywords sexual assault; rape; efficacy; treatment outcome; posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD One in six women (17.6%) will be raped or experience an attempted rape during her lifetime (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2006), equaling more than 17.7 million raped women in the United States. Rape is a particularly harmful victimization experience in terms of negative consequences for health and post-assault functioning (Resnick, Kilpatrick, Dansky, Saunders, & Best, 1993). In a national study, raped women had a 6.2 times higher rate of lifetime Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than non-victims of crime, with approximately one third of raped women meeting criteria. Therefore, 3.8 million women are estimated to have had raped-related PTSD and more than 1.3 million currently have PTSD (Kilpatrick, Edmunds, & Seymour, 1992). These numbers highlight the large number of sexually assaulted women in need of effective treatment. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. NIH Public Access Author ManuscriptClin Psychol Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 July 1. Published in final edited form as:Clin Psychol Rev. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptNIH-PA Author Manuscript NIH-PA Author ManuscriptThis article reviews treatment outcome data for women sexually assaulted during adolescence or adulthood. Sample selection criteria an...

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“…These studies yielded limited results. Interventions included a telephone monitoring program (Rosen et al, 2006), a self-defense program (David, Simpson, & Cotton, 2006), PTSD educational/treatment sessions (Schnurr et al, 2009), mind-body intervention and massage treatments (Price, McBride, Hyerle, & Kivlahan, 2007), and case management for homelessness (Desai, Harpaz-Rotem, Najavits, & Rosenheck, 2008). The majority of these studies had small sample sizes and no controls.…”

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