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In a report published Friday in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry, researchers from Brown University say those affected by PTSD from sexual assault, child abuse, natural disasters and other non-military incidents have limited access to helpful resources.
"There really isn't an organized body of research that generates guidance for how [civilians affected by PTSD] and their caregivers should deal with their PTSD," lead author Judith Bentkover said in a statement.
"The best PTSD treatment model we have can be found within the VA," Bentkover continues. "Kids have PTSD. Women have PTSD. It's not just a disease of veterans, although they are a very important and poignant cohort of people who have it. Sexual assault victims, abused children, survivors of natural disasters do not necessarily have a VA to go to. What do they do?"