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Mini Quiz: Older Adults and PTSD
Author(s)Joan M. Cook, PhD
How do older adults fare in coping with traumatic events and related psychiatric symptoms compared with younger individuals? Take the quiz and learn more.
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Epidemiological investigations of community-dwelling adults in the US have indicated that older patients report _____ traumatic events and related psychiatric symptoms than younger individuals.
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