Abstract
This research project, including all data collected, was a joint endeavor between Adriana Venegas - Galvez and Stephanie McMullen - Ladd. This exploratory and qualitative study explored the differences in gender symptomatologies in returning veterans from the OEF/OIF conflict that are being treated by clinicians for PTSD and examines how the PTSD symptoms manifest in their client’s daily social and occupational functioning. The study looked at the clinical perspectives of 28 practicing mental health professionals treating male and female veterans of the OEF/OIF conflict through an on-line survey. The data collected can be used to argue for the development of an improved diagnostic tool that takes into consideration the full scope of PTSD symptoms and how they present in different genders and contexts.