Exposure to trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in older veterans attending primary care: Comorbid conditions and self-rated health status

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1087-1092

  Durai, U Nalla B ^a,b   Chopra, Mohit P ^c,d,e,l   Coakley, Eugenie ^f   Llorente, Maria D ^g   Kirchner, Joann E ^h,i   Cook, Joan M ^j   Levkoff, Sue E ^e,k  

^a JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Central Arkansas Veteran's Healthcare System   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^j YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^l Geriatric Mental Health   (United States)

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Author keywords

geriatric; older; posttraumatic stress disorder; primary care; PTSD); veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIVORCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

AGED; COMBAT DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 79958825270     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03407.x     Document Type: Article

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