Health Care Costs Associated With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Women
Author(s) -
Edward A. Walker,
Wayne Katon,
Joan Russo,
Paul Ciechanowski,
Elaewman,
Amy W. Wagner
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.60.4.369
Subject(s) - confidence interval , medicine , odds ratio , depression (economics) , health care , distress , checklist , odds , psychiatry , logistic regression , demography , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychology , sociology , economics , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics , economic growth
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent disorder that has been associated with elevated rates of medically unexplained physical symptoms, significant functional impairment, and high health care use. However, little is known about actual health care costs associated with PTSD.
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