Rural differences in psychiatric medication prescribing in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Brian C LundNancy C Bernardy

Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2021)

While some clinically meaningful differences in prescribing for rural veterans with PTSD were observed in 2009, these differences shifted toward equivalency within the following decade. In 2019, we failed to observe any systematic prescribing deficiencies for veterans receiving PTSD care at rural clinics.

Keyphrases

posttraumatic stress disorder
primary care
south africa
adverse drug
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
pain management
depressive symptoms