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Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in older adults
Philipp Kuwert, Robert H. Pietrzak and Heide Glaesmer
CMAJ May 14, 2013 185 (8) 685; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.120866
Philipp Kuwert
From the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Kuwert) at the HELIOS Hansehospital Stralsund, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, and the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine (Pietrzak), New Haven, Conn.; and the Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology (Glaesmer), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
MDRobert H. Pietrzak
From the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Kuwert) at the HELIOS Hansehospital Stralsund, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, and the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine (Pietrzak), New Haven, Conn.; and the Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology (Glaesmer), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
PhD MPHHeide Glaesmer
From the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Kuwert) at the HELIOS Hansehospital Stralsund, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, and the Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine (Pietrzak), New Haven, Conn.; and the Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology (Glaesmer), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in older adults
Philipp Kuwert, Robert H. Pietrzak, Heide Glaesmer
CMAJ May 2013, 185 (8) 685; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120866
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- Most older adults have been exposed to trauma in their lifetime
- Exposure to trauma is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and several other psychological disorders in older adults
- Traumatic experiences and PTSD are associated with several physical health conditions in older adults
- Screening instruments are effective in identifying people with symptoms of PTSD
- Data regarding PTSD treatments for older adults are lacking
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