title: Health disparities in military veterans with PTSD: influential sociocultural factors.
abstract: Health disparities based on sociocultural factors such as gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, culture, and access to health care can potentially complicate the early diagnosis and effective management of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Research indicates that among those individuals affected by health disparities, there is a greater burden of illness and disability, higher morbidity and mortality rates, and increased behavioral risk factors. The purpose of this article is to highlight the sociocultural factors that affect the development of PTSD and to publicize health disparities in military combat veterans.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Army, TX, USA. ann_nayback@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ann Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nayback
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006306:Health Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*