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Low Recognition of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Primary Care.

London J Prim Care (Abingdon)

January 2009

King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry and Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and disabling disorder that develops as a consequence of traumatic events and is characterised by distressing re-experiencing of parts of the trauma, avoidance of reminders, emotional numbing and hyperarousal. The NICE guidelines for PTSD (2005) recommend trauma-focused psychological therapy as the first-line treatment. A survey of 129 general practitioners in South London investigated the recognition and treatment of PTSD in primary care.

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