Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Primer for Trauma Surgeons

作者：Roberts Jennifer C; deRoon Cassini Terri A; Brasel Karen J^*

来源：Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection and Critical Care, 2010, 69(1): 231-237.

DOI：10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e16e2a

• PTSD
• Prevalence
• Treatment
• Outcomes
• Risk factors

In 1980, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) officially became classified as an anxiety disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition. Since then, there has been increasing recognition that PTSD is a prevalent disorder that may have significant impact on the quality of life for survivors of traumatic events. More recently, methodologically sound research has begun to provide important insight into this disorder. The following review serves to provide the trauma surgeons information on PTSD in terms of its diagnosis, prevalence, risk factors, treatment strategies, and outcomes, with the goal of minimizing the sequelae of PTSD and maximizing postinjury quality of life.

• 出版日期2010-7