PTSD associated with more, longer hospitalizations

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 03/26/2008 - 23:00

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center have found post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with more hospitalizations, longer hospitalizations and greater mental healthcare utilization in urban primary care patients.

These findings appear in the current issue of Medical Care.

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