National Guard members and reservists who have been deployed tend to return to civilian life with a higher prevalence of these diagnoses, compared to soldiers on active duty.
Using EHR data and in-depth, diagnostic interviews, researchers are working to develop a model for identifying risk factors in an effort to provide better post-trauma treatment and therapy.
“Until now, there hasn’t been an easy-to-use tool to help clinicians rapidly identify PTSD in patients in routine practice or after a traumatic event,” said Joseph Boscarino, PhD, senior scientist with the Geisinger Center for Health Research and a U.S. Army combat veteran. “We think we now have a basic tool that can quickly identify PTSD cases and facilitate appropriate therapy.”
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