Open AccessPost-traumatic stress disorder in veterans
Author(s) -
Bradley Haveman-Gould,
Chelsea Newman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of physician assistants
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 0893-7400
DOI - 10.1097/01.jaa.0000546474.26324.05
Subject(s) - psychiatry , cognitive processing therapy , incidence (geometry) , medicine , traumatic stress , posttraumatic stress , combat stress reaction , clinical psychology , cognition , psychology , cognitive therapy , physics , optics
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects about 20% of US military veterans and is a major cause of mortality in these men and women. The incidence of PTSD has persisted over the last decade with the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, yet treatment and adherence remain inadequate in part due to clinician lack of knowledge about cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure, the proven gold standards in treatment. This article reviews the most current and successful PTSD treatment options and identifies risk factors for patient nonadherence in hopes of reducing the rate of veteran suicide related to PTSD.