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标题：PTSD Treatment-Seeking Among Rural Latino Combat Veterans: A Review of the Literature
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作者：Michael R. Duke ; Roland S. Moore ; Genevieve M. Ames 等
期刊名称：Journal of Rural Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2151-4178
出版年度：2011
卷号：26
期号：3
页码：157-180
出版社：Southern Rural Sociological Association
摘要：Latino combat soldiers report both higher prevalence and greater overall severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms than non-Hispanic Caucasians. However, these veterans face unique social and cultural barriers to accessing treatment for PTSD that distinguish them from their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Latino veterans who reside in rural settings face additional socio-cultural and structural impediments, in that they are likely to reside far from VA (Veterans Administration) medical facilities, have limited access to public transportation, and hold more conservative views toward mental health treatment than those residing in urban locales. However, little is known about the unique individual, sociocultural, and structural barriers to treatment faced by rural Latino veterans. This paper synthesizes the separate mental health and treatment-seeking literatures pertaining to Latinos, rural populations, and veterans, with the goal of identifying fruitful areas of conceptual overlap, and providing direction for future theory building, research, and targeted interventions