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Tom Jefferson, MD

JAMA. 1999;282:1710-1711.

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Orlando, Fla—The world as we approach the millennium is full of horrific events, in addition to warfare, that can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Survivors of natural disasters and life-threatening violence, including recent attacks at schools, religious centers, and other venues not normally associated with bloodshed in the United States, may develop PTSD, particularly if they do not receive immediate mental health care to cope with the potentially overwhelming emotional trauma they have experienced.

James M. Turnbull, MD, MPH, clinical professor of family medicine and psychiatry at James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, discussed PTSD at the recent scientific assembly here of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Primary care physicians can provide much of the care that such traumatized patients require, Turnbull said, especially if the physicians are aware of the broad spectrum of persons susceptible to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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