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Welcome to the PTSD Treatment Decision Aid.

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I'm a psychologist who treats people with PTSD,

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and I wanna share this tool with you

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that we've created to help you choose a treatment for PTSD

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that's best for you.

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I know that it can be scary

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or overwhelming to think about the effect

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that PTSD has had on you

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and to think about treatment for PTSD,

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but I want you to know that there are options that work.

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These treatments work, whether you're a veteran

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or a civilian, and after any kind of trauma.

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If you're new to learning about PTSD,

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you might wanna start with the Understanding PTSD page

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or explore treatments

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to learn more about treatment options in general.

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On the other hand, if you know that you have PTSD

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and you're here to choose a specific treatment,

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start with compare your options.

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On this page, you'll learn about

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the six different treatment options for PTSD,

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and you'll be able to compare different features

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of those treatments to help you narrow down

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to the one that might be the best fit for you.

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The answers you give as you go through the site

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will be tracked on the your summary page,

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which you can then save or print

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to share in a discussion with your clinician.

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Your clinician can give you a lot more information

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about these treatments, but it's helpful to them

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to know what's important to you in a PTSD treatment.

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I'm so pleased that you're here

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and I hope you find these resources helpful.