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Making a Case for Personal Safety

Perceptions of Vulnerability and Desire for Self-Defense Training among Female Veterans

Wendy S. David

Ann J. Cotton

Tracy L. Simpson

University of Washington

Julie C. Weitlauf

Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System

We assessed perceptions of vulnerability and the desire for personal safety/selfdefense (PS/SD) training among 67 female veterans receiving outpatient mental health treatment, primarily for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from sexual and/or physical trauma. Consistent with the literature on the impact of such training on nonclinical populations and on individuals with visual impairments, the results of this study indicate that traumatized female veterans believe that PS/SD training would be an effective and powerful additionto more traditional treatments for PTSD. Study participants indicated they believe such training would positively affect their sense of personal safety; promote increased competencein thwarting future assaults; improve their self-esteem, confidence, and assertiveness; and reduce avoidant and agoraphobic behaviors. These pilot results support the development of an adjunct intervention to augment current PTSD treatments for women veterans with histories of sexual and physical trauma.

Key Words: PTSD • women veterans • personal safety

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 19, No. 9, 991-1001 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504268001
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W. S. David, T. L. Simpson, and A. J. Cotton
Taking Charge: A Pilot Curriculum of Self-Defense and Personal Safety Training for Female Veterans With PTSD Because of Military Sexual Trauma
J Interpers Violence, April 1, 2006; 21(4): 555 - 565.
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