Comparisons Between Patients Diagnosed with PTSD in Primary Care Versus Mental Health Care in Five Large Civilian Health Care Systems
Cook JM, Zeber JE, Simiola V, Rossom R, Scherrer JF, Owen-Smith AA, Ahmedani BK, Zolfaghari K, Copeland LA. Comparisons Between Patients Diagnosed with PTSD in Primary Care Versus Mental Health Care in Five Large Civilian Health Care Systems. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 2020, 28: 221-228. PMID: 32048114, PMCID: PMC7515602, DOI: 10.1007/s10880-020-09706-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health carePosttraumatic stress disorderPrimary careSpecialty mental health careSerious mental health disordersHealth care utilizationHealth careDiagnosis of PTSDMedical record dataMental health disordersCivilian health care systemsHealth care systemClinical characteristicsCare utilizationPC providersTreatment modalitiesPC settingsProfit healthcare systemProvider typePatientsPTSD patientsHealth disordersStress disorderCare systemRecord data