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Mental Health Screening After Trauma: A Concise Review, Christine Mcgahey
Mental Health Screening After Trauma: A Concise Review, Christine Mcgahey
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OBJECTIVE: To gain a better understanding of the value of mental health screening for PTSD risk in hospitalized trauma survivors.
DATA SOURCES: Studies were pooled from a literature search performed on the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PubMed, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
STUDY SELECTION: Relevant studies published between 2015 and 2022 in English, excluding traumatic injuries incurred during combat.
DATA EXTRACTION: Ten articles were selected for inclusion in this review.
DATA SYNTHESIS: There is a significant and widespread mental health burden following traumatic injury. Early screening to quantify the risk for PTSD can …