Rosenheck Robert A, Fontana Alan F
Veterans Affairs New England Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center in West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Nov-Dec;26(6):1720-7. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.6.1720.
Treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among returning Iraq/Afghanistan veterans is a high priority for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The number of Persian Gulf-era veterans diagnosed with PTSD grew by 8,000 veterans per year from 2003 to 2005. Since 1997, however, the average annual growth in all users of VA specialty mental health services has averaged 37,000 veterans per year, including 22,000 per year with PTSD. This expansion was associated with a 37 percent reduction in mental health visits per veteran per year. The VA has substantially increased funding for PTSD services. Nevertheless, the observed growth in demand requires continued monitoring to assure that the needs of returning veterans are met.
治疗伊拉克/阿富汗归国退伍军人的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）是美国退伍军人事务部（VA）的一项高度优先任务。从2003年到2005年，被诊断患有创伤后应激障碍的海湾战争时期退伍军人数量每年增加8000人。然而，自1997年以来，VA专业心理健康服务所有用户的年平均增长人数为每年37000名退伍军人，其中每年有22000人患有创伤后应激障碍。这种增长与每位退伍军人每年心理健康就诊次数减少37%有关。VA大幅增加了对创伤后应激障碍服务的资金投入。尽管如此，观察到的需求增长仍需要持续监测，以确保归国退伍军人的需求得到满足。
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