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PTSD Treatment Basics

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Resource Type: Documents and Publications

Focus Population: Family Members, Peers, People who have experienced Trauma

Topics: Mental Health Treatment, Peer Support, Psychiatric or Mental Health Stabilization, Trauma-informed

This online fact sheet discusses some treatments shown to be effective for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including forms of talk therapy as well as medication. The fact sheet notes which treatments have strong research support and which have less support from research and features links to additional information about treatment of PTSD.