Post-traumatic stress disorder and the elderly combat veteran.
1 PTSD has been an under-diagnosed syndrome among World War II and Korean era veterans both because of clinical inattention and the way this generation of soldiers coped with traumatic memories throughout their lives. 2 There are psychological, developmental, and situational factors that may cause PTSD symptoms to resurface among older veterans in health care settings. 3 Nurses in health care settings who have frequent contact with the elderly are in a unique position to identify older veterans who might be at risk for resurfacing of PTSD symptoms and to provide limited assistance and referral for mental health treatment.
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Senior Veterans Program, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brecksville, Ohio 44141, USA.
Padin-Rivera
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D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*