Predicting future PTSD using a modified New York Risk Score: Implications for patient screening and management

Minerva Psichiatrica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-59

  Boscarino, Joseph A ^a,b,c   Lester Kirchner, H ^a,c   Hoffman, S N ^a   Sartorius, J ^a   Adams, R E ^d   Figley, C R ^e  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Emergency medicine; Stress disorders, post traumatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISASTER; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW YORK RISK SCORE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING; SELF ESTEEM; SLEEP DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860263822     PISSN: 03911772     EISSN: 18271731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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