Variation in health service use by veterans with an accepted disability of post-traumatic stress disorder who had a service record post 1975: a cluster analysis.

Elizabeth Ellen RougheadE N RamsayL M Kalisch EllettA KhooA MoffattN L Pratt

Published in: BMJ military health (2021)

Our study highlights the heterogeneity in health service use. These results identify the significant health utilisation required for up to one-sixth of veterans with PTSD and the significant role of primary care physicians in supporting veterans with PTSD.

Keyphrases

primary care
healthcare
mental health
social support
posttraumatic stress disorder
public health
multiple sclerosis
general practice
health information
risk assessment