PTSD in urban primary care: High prevalence and low physician recognition

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 719-726

  Liebschutz, Jane ^a,b   Saitz, Richard ^a,b   Brower, Victoria ^c   Keane, Terence M ^a,d,e   Lloyd Travaglini, Christine ^b   Averbuch, Tali ^a   Samet, Jeffrey H ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership   (United States)

^d National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevalence; PTSD; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34248524144     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0161-0     Document Type: Article

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