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Written Exposure Therapy (WET)

Suggested · brief protocol

What it is

Five-session written trauma protocol. You write about the event in session with a clinician. Shorter than PE or CPT.

Evidence

VA/DoD suggests WET. Useful when time or dropout risk is high. Not as heavily studied in veterans as PE/CPT/EMDR, but it is in the guideline.

Access for veterans

Some VA PTSD teams and trained civilian clinicians. Ask for WET by name.

Cautions

Still exposure to the memory. Brief does not mean casual.

Evidence reviewed September 2026. Named sources are being added room by room; start with VA/DoD PTSD guideline (2023) for first-line care.

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