Evaluating and managing adult PTSD in primary care.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder with a sustained and dysfunctional emotional reaction to a traumatic event, threat of injury or death, and pain.
Valente
Sharon M
SM
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif, USA.
D000328:Adult; D057189:Checklist; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology