Screening for posttraumatic stress disorder in VA primary care patients with depression symptoms

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1321-1324

  Gerrity, Martha S ^a,b   Corson, Kathryn ^a,b   Dobscha, Steven K ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Primary care; Screening; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; STANDARD;

AGED; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 34547838436     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0290-5     Document Type: Article

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