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Andrew C Hale1, Rebecca K Sripada1, Kipling M Bohnert1
1The authors are with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Center for Clinical Management Research and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, both in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Objective:
Little is known regarding treatment utilization among individuals meeting DSM-5 criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Methods:
Data were analyzed from the third wave of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, a nationally representative sample using DSM-5 criteria.
Results:
Factors related to increased odds of PTSD treatment utilization for individuals meeting lifetime criteria included some college education versus less than a high school degree (odds ratio [OR]=3.17), having health insurance versus no insurance (OR=2.86), having a comorbid phobia disorder versus not having a phobia disorder (OR=1.36), and greater PTSD symptom count (OR=1.11). Older age (OR=.40), identifying as black or Asian versus white non-Hispanic (OR=.70 and OR=.28, respectively), and greater social functioning (OR=.98) were associated with decreased odds of PTSD treatment utilization.
Conclusions:
Results highlight factors that may be useful in identifying population subgroups with PTSD that are at risk for underutilization of services.
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