Posttraumatic stress disorder in primary care: Prevalence and relationships with physical symptoms and medical utilization

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 392-399

  Gillock, Karen L ^a   Zayfert, Claudia ^a   Hegel, Mark T ^a   Ferguson, Robert J ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical utilization; Partial PTSD; Physical health; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SYMPTOM;

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEW ENGLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 27644554762     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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