@article{ref1,
title="PTSD in civilian populations after hospitalization following traumatic injury: a comprehensive review",
journal="American journal of surgery",
year="2018",
author="Paredes Molina, Carolina Stefany and Berry, Stepheny and Nielsen, Alexandra and Winfield, Robert",
volume="216",
number="4",
pages="745-753",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Injuries and their comorbidities affect victims far beyond their physical recovery period. Some study-measures show that more than half of patients hospitalized for a traumatic injury suffer from Acute Stress Disorder, alcohol dependence, and recurrent trauma. Overall, this literature review serves to review risk factors for PTSD, screening tools, follow-up strategies, and gaps in the literature for achieving feasible patient-centered interventions for the prevention of PTSD after a traumatic injury. DATA SOURCES: A literature review was performed from August 1, 2017 to March 19, 2018, from 3 Databases: PubMed, CINAHL and Cochrane, with keywords: "PTSD", "Post-traumatic Stress Disorder", "Civilians", "Traumatic", "Injury", "Follow-up", "Treatment", "Referral", "surgery", "surgical", "Intervention", and "Insured", "underinsured".
CONCLUSIONS: Reported risk factors for PTSD were: prior psychiatric disorder, gunshots, and lack of social support. Most articles use the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian version. Follow-up strategies mainly focus on multidisciplinary intervention protocols, including social workers, behavioral health specialists, and psychiatrists. Finally, gaps in the literature show the need for bilingual/bicultural patient-centered care for elderly, diverse ethnic backgrounds, and insured vs. uninsured patients.
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",
language="en",
issn="0002-9610",
doi="10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.07.035",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.07.035"
}