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Project Number: | I01HX002211-01A2 |
| Title: | Connecting Women to Care: Home-based Psychotherapy for Women with MST Living in Rural Areas |
| Principal Investigator: | Marylene Cloitre |
| Location: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Congressional District Code: | 18 |
| Research Service: | Health Services R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2018 - March 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $263,056 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,086,584 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Background – Military Sexual Trauma (MST) among women Veterans is a problem of epidemic proportion associated with significant mental health and functional impairment and substantial access to care barriers. Surveillance data indicate that one in four women Veterans reports MST when screened. Compared to women Veterans with other service-related stressors, those experiencing MST have greater mental health problems, are more likely to report difficulty in functioning in social, family and intimat... |