PTSD treatment of African American Adults in Primary Care: The gap between current practice and evidence-based treatment guidelines

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 585-593

  Graves, Ruth Elaine ^a,b   Freedy, John R ^c   Aigbogun, Notalelomwan U ^d   Lawson, William B ^b   Mellman, Thomas A ^b   Alim, Tanya N ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Collaborative care; Mental health; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CITY; COMORBIDITY; DSM-IV; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 80555157522     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)30384-9     Document Type: Article

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