WISCONSIN UNITED
for MENTAL HEALTH

There are many different responses to crisis. Most survivors have intense feelings after a traumatic event but recover from the trauma; others have more difficulty recovering — especially those who have had previous traumatic experiences, who are faced with ongoing stress, or who lack support from friends and family — and will need additional help.

WUMH Trauma related pages:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Military Personnel
Childhood Trauma

Women and Trauma
Women with mental illnesses often have often been abused.  Treatment which integrates counseling about the trauma stemming from that abuse increases the effectiveness of treatment.  To learn more about it, visit the following Web site: Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study.   A study published in April 2008, "Intimate partner violence and women's physical and mental health in the WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence: an observational study," confirms that women throughout the world are physically and mentally harmed by violence from men.