Research Centre: Traumatic Stress Clinic
Location: This is a nationwide virtual study
Lead Researcher: Prof. Richard Byrant
HREC: This study has been reviewed and approved by the UNSW Human Research Ethics Committee

Step forward and join a pioneering study dedicated to understanding how veterans adjust after leaving military service. Researchers are seeking individuals to join an innovative study that strives to understand what makes resilient veterans. The Traumatic Stress Clinic is looking at factors that contribute to resilience in veterans. . By participating in this study, you could help researchers better equip themselves to identify how to be resilient after leaving military service. This new knowledge will help other veterans by showing how to avoid PTSD and other mental health problems. . Join this study now!

• Participants will be compensated up to $105in vouchers for participating in the first part of this study. Compensation will only be provided to eligible participants who complete the study.
• Participants will be contributing valuable information that may benefit other veterans with PTSD in the future.
• Participants will be helping to advance medical research.

• If you decide to participate in the study and later feel that you no longer wish to be part of it, you can withdraw at any time.
• Any information that you provide will be kept strictly confidential, except as required by law.
• Qualified health professionals will monitor your health as it relates to the study.

• Individuals who are former members of the Australian Defence Force (former members who are current reservists are eligible).
• Veterans must be experiencing good psychological wellbeing
• Must have experienced a traumatic event that involved being exposed to war, disaster, serious accident, or assault
• Must have a computer/laptop and have access to video conferencing software, such as Zoom or Teams
• Must not have cognitive decline that prevents understanding of experimental procedure
• Must be able to commit to a 2-hour videoconferencing session.

The study team will explain the research in its entirety but some details are:

• Participants will be required to complete a 2-hour sessions with a psychologist via Zoom or Teams
• Participants will be required to complete some questionnaires about their mood and will be interviewed by a clinician about their trauma experience and their reactions
• Participants may then be contacted 6 months later to complete the survey again

Traumatic Stress Clinic
The Traumatic Stress Clinic provides cutting-edge, evidence-based treatments and undertakes world-class research for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Clinic is an affiliation between a number of researchers, organisations and clinical psychologists, and is directed by Professor Richard Bryant. The Traumatic Stress Clinic is based at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Please note:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the study will be conducted remotely which means there will be no in-person visits, allowing you to participate in the comfort of your own home.