학술논문
Bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder in rural primary care: Extending specialty care reach.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*POST-traumatic stress disorder
*RURAL health clinics
*BIPOLAR disorder
*PRIMARY care
*MENTAL health services
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ISSN
1398-5647
Abstract
Past interpersonal assaults occurred during the patient's teenage years and early to mid-20s, and subsequently the patient experienced intrusive thoughts, avoidance, negative cognitions, hyper-alertness, and associated symptoms of PTSD. A. PHQ9 - Patient Health Questionnaire 9, a patient-reported measure of depressive symptoms with scores ranging from 0 to 27, with scores <10 indicating clinically significant reduction in symptoms. Additionally, for this patient, we offered evidence-based treatments for bipolar depression and PTSD which the patient may not have encountered otherwise due to lack of availability of local specialty mental health services. [Extracted from the article]