ABSTRACT
Group psychotherapy with military veterans suffering from “war neurosis” was first reported shortly after World War II. Group psychotherapy enables military veterans to directly contravene the fundamental symptomatic binds of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in carefully titrated doses of interpersonal engagement. Group psychotherapy with military veterans serves several purposes through a variety of interventions which are conducted over a number of developmental phases in accord with key technical guidelines. Group leaders enable members to pay conscious attention to these previously unspoken and unspeakable emotional dilemmas and wounds. Equally important, but somewhat less formulaic in actual practice, is the achievement of a sense of personal and relational closure by each group member. Trauma exploration groups emphasize a detailed review by each member of key military and war trauma experiences. Psychotherapy groups are available specifically for women veterans in every area of the country.
