Types of Trauma: Violence and Other Trauma

This section includes information about the effects of violence, abuse and other types of trauma such as motor vehicle accidents.

Sexual Trauma

• Sexual Trauma: Information for Women's Medical Providers
  Provides basic information for medical providers working with women who have a history of sexual trauma. Includes suggestions on how to prevent distress in the patient.
• Child Sexual Abuse
  Defines child sexual abuse and includes information about prevalence, effects, perpetrator characteristics and safety advice.
• Military Sexual Trauma
  This PTSD 101 online course defines sexual harassment and assault and provides prevalence rates for such events in the military. Presents mental health consequences and treatment themes.
• Military Sexual Trauma: Issues in Caring for Veterans
  From the Iraq War Clinician Guide. Military sexual trauma (MST) happens to both women and men. Discusses the meaning, epidemiology, and psychological effects of MST. Information on screening for and assessing MST, as well as available treatments.

Violence

• Trauma Exposure, PTSD, and Violence
  This video informs clinicians about the "cycle of violence" and how to evaluate violence exposure and violent behavior.
• Community Violence
  Describes the effects of witnessing or experiencing community violence, such as riots, workplace assaults, or other widespread abuse. Includes treatment and prevention information.
• Resources for Providers: Responding to Violence
  Initial intervention following community violence, such as the CT school shooting, involves reducing initial distress and offering practical assistance. Learn skills in psychological first aid and other useful information about appropriate response to such events.

Other Trauma

• Traumatic Stress and Motor Vehicle Accidents
  Reviews research on the relationship between motor vehicle accidents (MVA) and PTSD, including risk factors and specific MVA treatment considerations.
• PTSD in Refugees
  Discusses the traumatic events that refugees face, the difficulties of measuring PTSD in refugees, and the distinct challenges associated with assessing and treating refugees.