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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Trauma Stress. 2013 Feb;26(1):56–63. doi: 10.1002/jts.21769

Table 1.

Description of PTSD Residential Treatment Programs and Providers

Programs (N = 38)
N %
*Type
 PTSD Residential Rehabilitation
and Psychosocial Residential
Rehabilitation
22 57.9
 Domiciliary 8 21.1
 Other 8 21.1
Average Length of Stay (Days)
 0-20 5 13.2
 21-35 5 13.2
 36-50 16 42.1
 51-65 8 21.1
 66 and above 4 10.6
Staff (N= 267)
N %
Type of Provider
 Psychiatrist 18 6.7
 Psychologist 109 40.8
 Social Worker 56 21
 Nurse 38 14.2
 Other 46 17.3
Length of Service on the Unit
 In Years N %
 <1 35 13.1
 1-3 106 39.7
 4-5 28 10.5
 6-10 34 12.7
 11-18 37 13.9
 <19 27 10.1
*

In brief the programs are defined as follows:PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Programs: Lower intensity programming with access to acute services as needed, rehabilitative focus with average length of stay (LOS) of 30 days. PTSD Domiciliary: 24/7 care. May be part of a larger domiciliary serving multiple patient populations; LOS ranges from 38-102 days. Other: Specialized Inpatient PTSD Units, PTSD Day Hospital, Evaluation and Brief Treatment PTSD Units.