Compensation and treatment: disability benefits and outcomes of U.S. veterans receiving residential PTSD treatment.

@article{Belsher2012CompensationAT,
  title={Compensation and treatment: disability benefits and outcomes of U.S. veterans receiving residential PTSD treatment.},
  author={Bradley E. Belsher and Quyen Q. Tiet and Donn W Garvert and Craig S. Rosen},
  journal={Journal of traumatic stress},
  year={2012},
  volume={25 5},
  pages={
          494-502
        }
}
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides specialized intensive posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) programs to treat trauma-related symptoms in addition to providing service-connected disability to compensate veterans for injury sustained while serving in the military. Given the percentage of veterans who are receiving treatment for PTSD, in addition to seeking compensation for PTSD, a debate has emerged about the impact of compensation on symptom recovery. This study examined the… 
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