Chapter 1 posttraumatic stress disorder: a view from the operating theater.
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Vacchiano, CA; Wofford, KA; Titch, JF
Published in: Annual review of nursing research
January 2014
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that develops following exposure to a traumatic event. The prevalence and symptom severity of PTSD is greater in military combat Veterans than the civilian population. Although PTSD is a psychiatric disorder, in Veterans, it is associated with several physical comorbidities, chronic pain, substance abuse, and worse self-reported health status which may predispose them to greater perioperative morbidity and mortality. At present, the effect of surgery on the severity of PTSD is largely unknown. However, the perioperative clinician should consider PTSD a chronic illness associated with the accumulation of risk factors across the life span.
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Annual review of nursing research
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0739-6686
Publication Date
January 2014
Volume
32
Start / End Page
1 / 23
Related Subject Headings
- Warfare
- Veterans
- United States
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Risk Factors
- Military Personnel
- Military Nursing
- Humans
- Combat Disorders
- 4205 Nursing
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Vacchiano, C. A., Wofford, K. A., & Titch, J. F. (2014). Chapter 1 posttraumatic stress disorder: a view from the operating theater. Annual Review of Nursing Research, 32, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1891/0739-6686.32.1
Vacchiano, Charles A., Kenneth A. Wofford, and J Frank Titch. “Chapter 1 posttraumatic stress disorder: a view from the operating theater.” Annual Review of Nursing Research 32 (January 2014): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1891/0739-6686.32.1.
Vacchiano CA, Wofford KA, Titch JF. Chapter 1 posttraumatic stress disorder: a view from the operating theater. Annual review of nursing research. 2014 Jan;32:1–23.
Vacchiano, Charles A., et al. “Chapter 1 posttraumatic stress disorder: a view from the operating theater.” Annual Review of Nursing Research, vol. 32, Jan. 2014, pp. 1–23. Epmc, doi:10.1891/0739-6686.32.1.
Vacchiano CA, Wofford KA, Titch JF. Chapter 1 posttraumatic stress disorder: a view from the operating theater. Annual review of nursing research. 2014 Jan;32:1–23.
Published In
Annual review of nursing research
DOI
ISSN
0739-6686
Publication Date
January 2014
Volume
32
Start / End Page
1 / 23
Related Subject Headings
- Warfare
- Veterans
- United States
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Risk Factors
- Military Personnel
- Military Nursing
- Humans
- Combat Disorders
- 4205 Nursing