Rural healthcare providers who treat people with PTSD face unique challenges. By recognizing the challenges and benefits specific to rural healthcare, you may be better equipped to adapt your own practice, reduce barriers to care, and provide more effective treatment to people with PTSD. Below we provide information and resources that may be particularly helpful to rural healthcare providers. These resources include published guidelines for delivering evidence-based PTSD treatment via telehealth, a toolkit designed specifically for rural PTSD treatment providers, an overview of challenges and opportunities that may inform evidence-based practice in rural locations, a tool to help identify other treatment providers in your community, and VA-developed apps that can be used in conjunction with therapy to improve adherence to treatment and skill development.
- Rationale, guidelines, and practical considerations for delivering PE and CPT via telehealth
- VA National Center for PTSD: Rural Provider PTSD Toolkit
- Rural Health Information Hub: Challenges and Opportunities for Mental Health Services in Rural Areas
- U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs — Mobile self-help tools for patients interested in symptom management strategies, to be used in conjunction with professional treatment: