Podcast: Addressing PTSD in the Primary Care Setting
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Target Audience
This activity is targeted toward primary care specialties.
Statement of Need
It is estimated that approximately 7-8% of the population suffers from PTSD at some point in their lives. Research shows that patients with PTSD symptoms are often undiagnosed in primary care, which is typically where these patients see health care providers for either co-morbidities or complaints that are manifested as a result of PTSD (anxiety, trouble sleeping, etc.). Research indicates that PCPs may lack the knowledge of common risk factors that indicate screening for PTSD; therefore this condition often goes undiagnosed and managed. (Harvard Review of Psychiatry, Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, etc.)
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
Speaker
Date of Original Release |April 2021
All information referenced in this podcast was correct at the time of initial publication.
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
Resources for Additional Study
Prevalence, Detection and Correlates of PTSD in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Review
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26868222/
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Primary Care Setting: Summary of Recommended Care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30614927/
Recognizing the hurt: Prevalence and correlates of elevated PTSD symptoms among adolescents receiving mental/behavioral health services in primary care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30714808/
Pharmacological prevention and early treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31819037/
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