妇女精神病问题 退伍军人
Elizabeth Alpert1, Allison L Baier1, Tara E Galovski1
1National Center for PTSD Women's Health Sciences Division at VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-3), Boston, MA 02130, USA; Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
The Psychiatric clinics of North America
|July 27, 2023
概括
女性退伍军人由于遭受创伤而面临着独特的心理健康挑战. 提高提供者意识和获得护理的机会对于更好的结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 退伍军人事务 退伍军人事务
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
背景情况:
- 女性退伍军人报告创伤暴露率高,包括军事性创伤和战斗创伤.
- 这些经历导致了这一群体独特的心理健康需求和功能障碍.
研究的目的:
- 审查女性退伍军人的心理健康困难和功能障碍.
- 识别护理障碍,并提出改善治疗准入和治疗结果的策略.
主要方法:
- 关于女性退伍军人的心理健康挑战的文献综述.
- 分析现有的基于证据的治疗方法和护理障碍.
主要成果:
- 有基于证据的治疗方法可用,但未得到充分利用.
- 缺乏提供者对女退伍军人的特定需求的认识是一个重要的障碍.
结论:
- 增加对基于证据的干预措施的访问是必要的.
- 提高提供者能力和解决护理障碍对于优化女性退伍军人的结果至关重要.
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