Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Addressing the Health Concerns of VA Women With Sexual Trauma
Brief Summary: Lifetime sexual trauma (ST) (i.e., behaviors that range from unwanted sexual touching to attempted or completed rape) is a significant social and public health problem among women Veterans. For women Veterans, lifetime ST can occur prior to, during or after military service. ST is associated with multiple difficulties and risks, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intimate partner violence (IPV), and alcohol misuse. Providing an effective, integrated, and low-cost intervention that targets ST-related risks for women Veterans with lifetime ST would advance clinical care for these vulnerable women.

This research will develop and assess a computer-delivered intervention (Safety and Health Experiences Program; SHE) that will provide a screening and brief behavior intervention for women Veterans with any lifetime ST. More specifically, the intervention, SHE, will address interrelated health concerns for women Veterans with ST (i.e. alcohol misuse, IPV, and PTSD). SHE will be designed to provide individualized assessment, feedback, and referrals for women Veterans with any lifetime ST. SHE will take place within a primary care setting. Primary care visits are frequent points of health care contact for women Veterans making the visit itself the ideal, and possibly only, opportunity to provide behavioral interventions.

This study will lay the groundwork for a larger clinical trial of the SHE program in multiple VA primary care settings. If effective, the intervention, SHE, represents an innovative and low cost service for early identification and intervention that could be implemented nationwide with ease and speed to address the needs of women Veterans with lifetime ST. The long-term goal of the project is to make a significant impact on advancing health services research by introducing and testing a novel and potentially powerful service tool that may improve service delivery to address the co-occurring health concerns for women Veterans with any lifetime ST.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

Female Veterans

* Lifetime history of ST with at least one risk factor: heavy drinking within the past 3 months, screen positive for current PTSD or for IPV within last 12 months
* Age 18-65
* Seeking treatment through the Women's Primary Care Clinics at the Central Texas VA Healthcare System.
* Ability to understand study procedures in English
* Not actively in suicidal or homicidal crisis warranting imminent hospitalization
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Non-active duty U.S. veteran of any prior deployment(s) with recruitment emphasis on those who previously served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan (OIF and OEF).
* At least 18 years of age.
* Symptoms indicative of psychological trauma. This includes a score of \>40 on the PCL-M Checklist, or in the absence of a score \>40, therapist assessment of symptoms of PTSD, as determined from the Checklist for Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Standard Protocol. Individuals with previous treatment for psychological trauma, yet with residual symptoms, will be eligible.
* Ability to read and speak English to complete survey questions.
* Denial of suicidal ideation or intent, including homicidal ideation or intent, and no evidence of psychotic behavior or being in psychological crisis

Exclusion Criteria:

* Brain injury prohibiting speech, writing, and purposeful actions
* Identified to have current suicidal ideation
* Major psychiatric disorder concomitant to symptoms of psychological trauma
* Currently undergoing substance abuse treatment
* Previous diagnosis of eye movement disorder
* Any medical condition that, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator and/or ART therapist, may place the individual at high risk due to a potential heightened emotional reaction
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Seeking medical care after recent sexual assault

Exclusion Criteria:

* Active psychosis Active suicidality Cognitive impairment Non-English speaking Severe injury
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. married female aged 18-40 years
2. fluency in Hindi or Marathi
3. residence with husband in the area of study for a period of 2 months or greater
4. reports that husband engaged in either heavy drinking- past 30 day drunken behavior, or frequent drinking- 3 drinking days in past 7 days, or lifetime spousal violence perpetration
5. no plans to relocate from the area in the next year.

Exclusion Criteria:

* cognitive impairment indicated at recruitment

Answer: A