2020
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
2012
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Life Functioning in Older Female Ex-Prisoners of War
Walser R, Tran C, Cook J. Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Life Functioning in Older Female Ex-Prisoners of War. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2012, 4: 466-468. DOI: 10.1037/a0027490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent PTSD symptomsVeterans Affairs primary care clinicsPTSD symptomsPrimary care clinicsMajority of womenAppropriate health careCross-sectional surveyDiagnosis of PTSDCare clinicsOutcome measuresLong-term effectsPosttraumatic stress symptomsNumber of womenTrauma exposureSame cohortSymptomsWomenHealth careSignificant differencesImpact of traumaStressful experiencesStress symptomsStressful eventsPTSD