Addressing PTSD in the Primary Care Setting

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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:

1. Differentiate between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD).
2. List the risk factors for PTSD.
3. Define the types of trauma.
4. Discuss the symptoms and comorbid conditions that result from PTSD.

Moderator John J. Wernert, M.D., MHA, DLFAPA Executive Medical Director Norton Behavioral Medicine

Speaker

Mark Schirmer, Psy.D., HSP Psychologist Norton Behavioral Health

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; [phone] or [e-mail]

Resources for Additional Study

Prevalence, Detection and Correlates of PTSD in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Reviewhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26868222/

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Primary Care Setting: Summary of Recommended Carehttps://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 carehttps://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-analysishttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31819037/

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