Assessing military veterans for posttraumatic stress disorder: A guide for primary care clinicians

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 409-413

  Romanoff, Maria R ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder; Primary care; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADDICTION; ANAMNESIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MASS SCREENING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; VETERAN;

ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; COMBAT DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VETERANS;

EID: 33750605281     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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