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BRIEF REPORT: Utility of a Short Screening Scale for DSM-IV PTSD in Primary Care

  1. Rachel Kimerling PhD1,
  2. Paige Ouimette PhD2,
  3. Annabel Prins PhD3,
  4. Patrick Nisco PhD1,
  5. Casey Lawler MS4,
  6. Ruth Cronkite PhD5,
  7. Rudolf H. Moos PhD5

Article first published online: 5 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.00292.x

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Journal of General Internal Medicine

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volume 21, Issue 1, pages 65–67, January 2006

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Kimerling, R., Ouimette, P., Prins, A., Nisco, P., Lawler, C., Cronkite, R. and Moos, R. H. (2006), BRIEF REPORT: Utility of a Short Screening Scale for DSM-IV PTSD in Primary Care. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 21: 65–67. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.00292.x

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  1. 1

    VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA

  2. 2

    Syracuse VA Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, USA

  3. 3

    San Jose State University and VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA

  4. 4

    Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA

  5. 5

    VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

*Address correspondence and requests for reprints to Dr. Kimerling, National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, 795 Willow Rd., PTSD-334; Menlo Park, CA 94025 (e-mail: Rachel.kimerling@med.va.gov).

  1. The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 5 JAN 2006
  2. Article first published online: 5 JAN 2006
  3. Manuscript received July 14, 2004 Initial editorial decision September 16, 2004 Final acceptance August 26, 2005

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