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16568462

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-3
pubmed:abstractText
Studies conducted in high-income countries have demonstrated that posttraumatic stress symptoms are positively correlated with increased use of general health services; however, comparative data are lacking in postwar settings. This survey was conducted in Kosovo after the end of the conflict; 996 people, age 16 or older, were interviewed. Older age, lower education level, worse physical health, and current diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were associated with higher use of any health services. After adjusting for gender, age, place of residence, type of education, poverty, refugee status, and subjective physical health, PTSD remained associated with an increased use of most health care services. Our results underline the importance of taking into account PTSD when restoring health services in postwar countries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0894-9867
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Posttraumatic stress disorder and the use of general health services in postwar Kosovo.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Adult Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland. Ariel.Eytan@hcuge.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't