TY - JOUR
AU - D. J. Lee
AU - C. H. Warner
AU - C. W. Hoge
A1 - 
AB - As the longest war in American history draws to a close, an unprecedented number of service members and veterans are seeking care for health challenges related to transitioning home and to civilian life. Congressionally mandated screening for mental health concerns in the Department of Defense (DoD), as well as screening efforts Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, has been established with the goal of decreasing stigma and ensuring service members and veterans with depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) receive needed treatment. Both the DoD and VA have also developed integrated behavioral health in primary-care based initiatives, which emphasize PTSD screening, treatment, and care coordination. This article discusses the rationale for population-level deployment-related mental health screening, recent changes to screening frequency, commonly used screening instruments such as the primary care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD), PTSD checklist (PCL), and Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS); as well as the strengths/limitations of each, and recommended cut-off scores based on expected PTSD prevalence.
BT - Current psychiatry reports
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 9
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s11920-014-0467-7
IS - 9
JF - Current psychiatry reports
N2 - As the longest war in American history draws to a close, an unprecedented number of service members and veterans are seeking care for health challenges related to transitioning home and to civilian life. Congressionally mandated screening for mental health concerns in the Department of Defense (DoD), as well as screening efforts Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, has been established with the goal of decreasing stigma and ensuring service members and veterans with depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) receive needed treatment. Both the DoD and VA have also developed integrated behavioral health in primary-care based initiatives, which emphasize PTSD screening, treatment, and care coordination. This article discusses the rationale for population-level deployment-related mental health screening, recent changes to screening frequency, commonly used screening instruments such as the primary care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD), PTSD checklist (PCL), and Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS); as well as the strengths/limitations of each, and recommended cut-off scores based on expected PTSD prevalence.
PP - United States
PY - 2014
SN - 1535-1645; 1523-3812
SP - 467
T1 - Advances and controversies in military posttraumatic stress disorder screening
T2 - Current psychiatry reports
TI - Advances and controversies in military posttraumatic stress disorder screening
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 25023512
U3 - 10.1007/s11920-014-0467-7
VL - 16
VO - 1535-1645; 1523-3812
Y1 - 2014
ER -