PubMed · 2009 · 18 citations · 4 references
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100 vol 58, no 2 / February 2009 The Journal of family PracTice fast track z Evidence Summary About 8% of the US population will develop symptoms of PTSD at some point in their lives—usually as the result of a traumatic event, such as combat, a natural disaster, accident, or physical or sexual assault.1 Primary care settings tend to be the principal point of contact for patients with PTSD, although such patients rarely identify themselves as suffering from the disorder.2,3 Detailed diagnostic interviews and assessments are generally impractical in primary care.4 Brief, easy-to-complete screening tools can help clinicians identify patients with primary symptoms of PTSD.4
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