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Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Post Traumatic Stress: Module C Summary


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This 5-page module on mental health specialty care is derived from the evidence-based clinical practice guideline Management of Post Traumatic Stress, developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense.

This module summary addresses the following topics:

  • Mental health specialty (algorithm)
  • Patient presenting to mental health with suspected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
  • Obtain medical history, physical examination, mental status examination, psychosocial assessment, and appropriate lab tests
  • Does patient meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria for acute stress disorder (ASD)/PTSD?
  • Educate patient and family about treatment options; develop collaborative and interdisciplinary treatment plan 
  • Initiate therapy for PTSD
  • PTSD with other comorbid symptoms
  • Reassess PTSD symptoms, diagnostic status, functional status, quality of life, additional treatment needs, patient preferences
  • Followup in mental health
  • Referral

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/PTSD/G/ModC_Sum508.pdf (If you don't have the software to open this PDF, download free Adobe Acrobat Reader® software.)

Developer

Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration

Funding Sources

Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Guideline-Related; Quality Improvement Strategies


Links to National Guideline Clearinghouse or National Quality Measures Clearinghouse:

This tool is derived from the following guideline in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC): VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of post-traumatic stress:
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=5187&string=

History

  • Release Date: 12/2003
  • Original Summary: 03/2005
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Post-traumatic stress disorder
Patient Population: spacer Vulnerable Populations > Co-occuring disorders; Mentally ill; Military/Dependents/Veterans
Stage of Care: spacer Primary care; Acute care; Chronic care
Patient Care Process: spacer Active Care Processes: Diagnosis and Treatment > Assessment; Behavioral or mental health therapy; Laboratory tests; Medication: ordering, transcription, administration, dispensing; Primary care; Triage; After Care Processes > Follow-up care; Care Management Processes > Coordination of care; Provider-provider communication; Patient-Focused Processes/Psychosocial Care > Patient education; Provider-patient communication
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Effectiveness; Patient-centeredness
QualityTool Format: spacer Algorithm/Flowchart; Workbook/Manual/Guide
QualityTool Topic: spacer Disease/Condition-Related; Guideline-Related; Quality Improvement Strategies
Developer: spacer Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration
Funding Sources: spacer Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Health Administration

 

Last updated: July 28, 2009.

 

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