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The „koach” project for treatment of combat-related PTSD: Rationale, aims, and methodology

✍ Scribed by Zahava Solomon; Avi Bleich; Shlomo Shoham; Chen Nardi; Moshe Kotler

Publisher
Springer
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
971 KB
Volume
5
Category
Article
ISSN
0894-9867

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✦ Synopsis

The Koach project was designed and implemented by the Mentul Health Department of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Medical Corps as a treatment program for chronic PTSD veterans, aimed at reducing the prevalence and severity of PTSD and accompanying psychiatric symptomatology and improving functioning in the military, the farnib, and the community. It was comprised of a 1-month residential phase on an army base, followed by mutual self-help groups in the veterans' communities. The project combined behavioral, cognitive, and group approaches into an integrated therapeutic program. Thir article presents the rationale behind the project and describes the treatment approaches that were utilized

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