Predictors of treatment utilization and unmet treatment need among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder from a national sample

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic psychiatric condition associated with significant disability that often remains untreated. Sociodemographic and family-level factors may serve as predictors of unmet treatment need, identifying groups that would most benefit from policies aimed at increasing access to the mental healthcare system.

Source: General Hospital Psychiatry - September 8, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Carrie J. Nobles, Sarah E. Valentine, Monica W. Gerber, Derri L. Shtasel, Luana Marques Source Type: research