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PTSD: Increase screening and treatment

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By: Linnea M. Axman, DNP, DrPH, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP; Richard Prior, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP; Jason Saude, DNP, RN, FNP-BC; and Mary L. Baker, MSN, RN, CNS, FNP-BC, PHNA-BC

Many nurse practitioners (NPs) provide care in medically underserved areas, some in one of the more than 1,400 free clinics throughout the United States. More patients who access care at free clinics meet the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than those who receive care at fee-for-service clinics.

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