SynthesisJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2016
Prevalence, Detection and Correlates of PTSD in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Review.
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77 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 233 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of post-traumatic stress symptoms among people influenced by coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak: A meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2021Pooled it
- Infectious Disease Outbreak and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care: A Systematic Review.Harvard review of psychiatryPooled it
- Impact of posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid psychiatric conditions on suicide reattempts.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Trial
- Trauma exposure across the lifespan among individuals engaged in treatment with medication for opioid use disorder: differences by gender, PTSD status, and chronic pain.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2024Trial
- A Randomized Clinical Trial of Clinician-Supported PTSD Coach in VA Primary Care Patients.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Trial
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Prolonged Exposure in Primary Care (PE-PC) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Pilot Study.Administration and policy in mental health · 2022Trial
- A One-Session Treatment of PTSD After Single Sexual Assault Trauma. A Pilot Study of the WONSA MLI Project: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2022Trial
- Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) in a mixed trauma sample - examining internal consistency, convergent validity, latent structure, and screening performance.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Evaluation of a pilot implementation of clinician support for the PTSD coach mobile app in Veterans Affairs Primary Care Mental Health Integration programs.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Article
- [Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder-The updated S3 guidelines].Der Nervenarzt · 2026Review
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- Reducing the complications from community acquired pneumonia: a review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Factor Analysis of the Korean Version of the National Stressful Events Survey for PTSD - Short Scale (NSESSS-PTSD).Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Article
- Higher suicidality among primary care patients who have opioid use disorder and co-occurring depression and/or PTSD.BMC primary care · 2026Article
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- P300 Spatiotemporal Prior-Based Transformer-CNN for Auxiliary Diagnosis of PTSD.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Health Care Utilization of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Other Trauma-Related Mental Health Diagnoses in a Large, Integrated Health Care System.The Permanente journal · 2025Article
- Traumatic Exposure and PTSD Symptoms in a Sample From a Tertiary Pain Clinic.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Observational
- Co-Occurring Mental and Physical Health Conditions Among Older Adults With and Without Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Control Study.Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Research suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common, debilitating and frequently associated with comorbid health conditions, including poor functioning, and increased health care utilization. This article systematically reviewed the empirical literature on PTSD in primary care settings, focusing on prevalence, detection and correlates. Twenty-seven studies were identified for inclusion. Current PTSD prevalence in primary care patients ranged widely between 2 % to 39 %, with significant heterogeneity in estimates explained by samples with different levels of trauma exposure. Six studies found detection of PTSD by primary care physicians (PCPs) ranged from 0 % to 52 %. Studies examining associations between PTSD and sociodemographic variables yielded equivocal results. High comorbidity was reported between PTSD and other psychiatric disorders including depression and anxiety, and PTSD was associated with functional impairment or disability. Exposure to multiple types of trauma also raised the risk of PTSD. While some studies indicated that primary care patients with PTSD report higher levels of substance and alcohol abuse, somatic symptoms, pain, health complaints, and healthcare utilization, other studies did not find these associations. This review proposes that primary care settings are important for the early detection of PTSD, which can be improved through indicated screening and PCP education.
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