Abstract
Approximately 50% of 22 million American military veterans use civilian healthcare in addition to, or in lieu of, the Department of Veteran's Affairs health facilities. Studies find that theses veterans may have unidentified mental health needs and lack access to appropriate mental health services. Barriers to adequate mental health care include: (a) undisclosed veteran status; (b) stigma; (c) lack of cultural competency in civilian healthcare; and (d) an overall shortage of mental health services. With veteran post-traumatic stress disorder rates as high as 23%, we conducted a quality improvement project to improve veteran identification, mental health needs assessment, and access to appropriate services for this underserved population.
Sigma Membership
Alpha Alpha
Type
DNP Capstone Project
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Case Study/Series
Research Approach
Pilot/Exploratory Study
Keywords:
PTSD Screening, Veteran Health Care, Mental Health Nursing
Advisor
Rebecca Kitzmiller
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Detert, Nickolai, "Primary care-non-profit partnerships: Improving PTSD screening and treatment access for veteran patients" (2020). Dissertations. 1239.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1239
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2020-06-12
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 13424993; ProQuest document ID: 2182846198. The author still retains copyright.