Forever Changed: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Female Military Veterans, A Case Report

被引：13
作者：
Feczer, Diana [1 ]
Bjorklund, Pamela [2 ]
机构：
[1] US Army Reserve, Sauk Rapids, MN USA
[2] Coll St Scholastica, Dept Grad Nursing, Duluth, MN USA
来源：
PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE | 2009年 / 45卷 / 04期
关键词：
Female veterans; Iraq War; military nurses; OEF; OIF; PTSD; MENTAL-HEALTH PROBLEMS; MALE VIETNAM VETERANS; PTSD SYMPTOMS; PRIMARY-CARE; RESILIENCE; EXPOSURE; TRAUMA; COMBAT; IRAQ; SAMPLE;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1744-6163.2009.00230.x
中图分类号：
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号：
1011 ;
摘要：
PURPOSE. This paper examines the experience of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a female veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, including the barriers to treatment she encountered in an outpatient psychiatry clinic. DESIGN AND METHODS. Case report data were obtained through review of records and interviews with a veteran combat nurse diagnosed with chronic PTSD. CONCLUSIONS. Sex differences in PTSD are controversial, but PTSD in female military veterans is a significant problem. Gender may complicate diagnosis and treatment. This case report discusses these issues and invites further research. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. Advanced practice psychiatric nurses increasingly will see female veterans with PTSD in their practices.
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页码：278 / 291
页数：14
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