Mental health treatment after major surgery among Vietnam-era Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder
| Autor: | Eileen M. Stock, Laurel A. Copeland, Jack Y. Tsan, John E. Zeber, David S. Greenawalt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Vietnam Conflict Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Psychiatry Applied Psychology Aged Retrospective Studies Veterans Medical Audit business.industry Middle Aged Mental health treatment 030227 psychiatry Surgery Hospitalization Psychotherapy Posttraumatic stress Mental Health General Surgery Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Health Psychology. 21:1249-1260 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7277 1359-1053 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1359105314551620 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine mental health treatment use among Vietnam Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and determine whether undergoing major surgery interrupted mental health treatment or increased the risk of psychiatric hospitalization. Using retrospective data from Veterans Health Administration’s electronic medical record system, a total of 3320 Vietnam-era surgery patients with preoperative posttraumatic stress disorder were identified and matched 1:4 with non-surgical patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. The receipt of surgery was associated with a decline in overall mental health treatment and posttraumatic stress disorder–specific treatment 1 month following surgery but not during any subsequent month thereafter. Additionally, surgery was not associated with psychiatric admission. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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