Corps as a treatment program for chronic PTSD veterans, aimed at reducing the prevalence and severity of PTSD and accompanying psychiatric symptomatology and improving functioning in the military, the farnib, and the community. It was comprised of a 1-month residential phase on an army base, followed by mutual self-help groups in the veterans' communities. The project combined behavioral, cognitive, and group approaches into an integrated therapeutic program. Thir article presents the rationale behind the project and describes the treatment approaches that were utilized KEY WORDS: chronic post-traumatic stress disorder; combat veterans; residential treatment; behavioral-cognitive therapy; milieu therapy; self-help groups.
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