Thank you all for your interest in the study! I think your points are fair ones. I will say that this study was certainly not meant to be all-encompassing, as really no study of trauma truly could be. There are so many different ways of understanding and examining trauma and as many factors that impact its course and how people cope with it. For this study, I intentionally focused on the medical model of trauma because, for better or for worse, this is the precedent in literature and most treatment standards today. I also certainly don't mean to assume that all trauma treatment "works" or is effective in its desired outcomes. In fact, we want to know just as much about factors that contributed to unsatisfactory or ineffective treatment, which I believe can be captured in the questions posed. Finally, peer support is honestly not a treatment modality I had considered. I was thinking primarily of formalized treatment from a mental health professional, but I think peer support is certainly an important role to consider. I'll add that if you are eligible for the study and are undergoing peer support currently with a mental health professional, feel free to write that in as the "other" option for that question.
Again, thanks for the great discussion!
Allison