Women's Stress
Disorders Treatment
Program
William S. Middleton
VA Hospital
2500 Overlook Terrace
Madison, WI  53705

Phone: 608-280-7084

Women's Stress Disorders Treatment Program

General Information

Many women veterans find themselves continuing to struggle with the aftereffects of past trauma. These issues can be even more complicated when the trauma occurred in military service. We understand the special issues of women veterans that private providers may not.

The Women's Stress Disorder Treatment Program (WSDTP) was created to help women increase their satisfaction and sense of control in their lives by working with them to address these issues more effectively.

Specific treatment recommendations are tailored to the needs of individual veterans. Treatment may consist of a mix of educational group meetings, therapy groups, individual therapy, web-based educational strategies for handling the symptoms of stress disorders, or televideo linkages that enable a woman and her local therapist to consult with the WSDTP Team. Utilization of local resources (e.g., Vet Centers, Community Based Outpatient Clinics, or private psychotherapists) is a vital element in serving women veterans in areas geographically distant from VA Medical Centers.

Description of the Team

The WSDTP clinical team has special expertise in the treatment of trauma in women veterans. Professionals from several disciplines (Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, and Addictive Disorders Treatment) work in concert to help women veterans better understand their difficulties and to suggest approaches to better manage these problems. The team is based at the Madison VA Medical Center. In order to better meet the needs of women veterans throughout VISN 12, two team members (a half-time Psychiatrist and a fulltime Social Worker/Psychologist) will be stationed at the North Chicago VA Medical Center. Televideo linkages are being developed with providers at some VA Outpatient Clinics.