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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Author: Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS
Editorial changes - 2012-04-24
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		Prevention
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Screening
Screen for PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and family violence in patients with known exposures to traumatic stress. Screen patients with other psychiatric disorders for PTSD. Screen patients with unexplained physical symptoms for PTSD.

Screen for PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and family violence in patients with known exposures to traumatic stress.
To identify patients who currently may have PTSD: Use a patient self-report screening tool or Develop a systematic set of screening questions about PTSD symptoms and verify the diagnosis with a clinical evaluation Screen for depression, anxiety, substance use, and interpersonal conflict. See table Screening Instruments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. See table Types of Traumatic Stressors and Rates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. See table Simplified Diagnostic Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
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Screen patients with other psychiatric disorders for PTSD.
In patients with mood or anxiety disorders, substance abuse, unexplained physical symptoms, and family violence, use a screening questionnaire or ask specific screening questions for PTSD. Use the same screening approach as for patients with known exposures to traumatic stress. See table Screening Instruments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
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Screen patients with unexplained physical symptoms for PTSD.
In patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms, use a screening questionnaire or ask specific screening questions for PTSD. Use the same screening approach as for patients with known exposures to traumatic stress. See table Screening Instruments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Michael Roy, MD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Deborah Korenstein, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Richard B. Lynn, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.

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