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The „koach”︁ project for treatment of combat‐related PTSD: Rationale, aims, and methodology
Author(s) -
Solomon Zahava,
Bleich Avi,
Shoham Shlomo,
Nardi Chen,
Kotler Moshe
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490050204
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , psychiatry , public health , cognition , medicine , nursing
The Koach project was designed and implemented by the Mental Health Department of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Medical Corps as a treatment program for chronic PTSD veterans, aimed at reducing the prevalence and severity of PTSD and accompanying psychiatric symptomatology and improving functioning in the military, the family, and the community. It was comprised of a 1‐month residential phase on an army base, followed by mutual self‐help groups in the veterans' communities. The project combined behavioral, cognitive, and group approaches into an integrated therapeutic program. This article presents the rationale behind the project and describes the treatment approaches that were utilized.