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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-7
pubmed:abstractText
This study investigated the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on help-seeking for physical problems. Merging two large data sets resulted in a sample of 1773 male Vietnam veterans from white, black, Hispanic, Native Hawaiian, and Japanese American ethnic groups. Predictors of utilization included PTSD, other axis I disorders, and substance abuse. In analyses that adjusted only for age, PTSD was related to greater utilization of recent and lifetime VA medical services, and with recent inpatient care from all sources. Further analysis showed that the increased utilization associated with PTSD was not merely due to the high comorbidity between PTSD and other axis I disorders. The uniqueness of the association between PTSD and medical utilization is discussed in terms of somatization and physical illness.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-3018
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
188
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
496-504
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Ambulatory Care, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Comorbidity, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Health Services, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Hospitalization, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Hospitals, Veterans, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Mental Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Patient Acceptance of Health Care, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-United States, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-United States Department of Veterans Affairs, pubmed-meshheading:10972568-Veterans
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
PTSD and utilization of medical treatment services among male Vietnam veterans.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, VA Medical and Regional Office Center, White River Junction, Vermont 05009, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article