Group treatment for older veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder

1. Cultural history and age-related life tasks influence how PTSD affects older veterans and are essential areas that guide treatment intervention. 2. Group therapy can be a highly effective and efficient treatment modality for a cohort of elderly veterans with PTSD. 3. Interventions that normalize symptoms of PTSD and de-pathologize treatment, that foster support for persistence in treatment, and that emphasize review of material help engender positive treatment outcomes.