Running head: PTSD: ESTABLISHING EVIDENCE-BASED

PTSD: Establishing Evidence-Based Treatment NRS-441V

Grand Canyon University

March 17, 2013

Abstract The impact of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on United States service members (SM) is of particular interest, as they reintegrate with civilian populations having polarized societal and economic issues. The potential for societal fallout is great, as this disorder affects not only the individual, but the family and society surrounding them. Fifteen peer-reviewed articles were identified through key word searches in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL) database. A literature review was conducted with 14 of those articles, recognized as appropriate through critical...