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Rachel Kimerling
Researcher at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System
Publications - 126
Citations - 10010
Rachel Kimerling is an academic researcher from VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Health care. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 120 publications receiving 8528 citations. Previous affiliations of Rachel Kimerling include San Francisco General Hospital & Mental Health Services.
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The primary care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD): development and operating characteristics
Annabel Prins,Paige Ouimette,Rachel Kimerling,Rebecca P. Cameron,Daniela S. Hugelshofer,Jennifer Shaw-Hegwer,Ann Thrailkill,Fred D. Gusman,Javaid I. Sheikh +8 more
TL;DR: The PC-PTSD appears to be a psychometrically sound screen for PTSD with comparable operating characteristtics to other screens for mental disorders.
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The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): Development and Evaluation Within a Veteran Primary Care Sample
Annabel Prins,Annabel Prins,Michelle J. Bovin,Michelle J. Bovin,Derek J. Smolenski,Brian P. Marx,Brian P. Marx,Rachel Kimerling,Michael A. Jenkins-Guarnieri,Danny G. Kaloupek,Danny G. Kaloupek,Paula P. Schnurr,Paula P. Schnurr,Anica Pless Kaiser,Anica Pless Kaiser,Yani E. Leyva,Quyen Q. Tiet +16 more
TL;DR: The revised Primary Care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD) was revised to reflect the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria for PTSD and demonstrated strong preliminary results for diagnostic accuracy, and was broadly acceptable to patients.
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The Veterans Health Administration and military sexual trauma.
TL;DR: The VHA policies regarding military sexual trauma represent a uniquely comprehensive health care response to sexual trauma and attest to the feasibility of universal screening, which yields clinically significant information with particular relevance to mental health and behavioral health treatment.
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Somatic symptoms, social support, and treatment seeking among sexual assault victims
TL;DR: Rape victims did not show a significantly higher use of mental health services and continued to seek medical attention at the end of the year after the assault, when health perceptions and somatic symptoms were no longer significantly elevated.
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Military-Related Sexual Trauma Among Veterans Health Administration Patients Returning From Afghanistan and Iraq
Rachel Kimerling,Amy E. Street,Joanne Pavao,Mark W. Smith,Ruth C. Cronkite,Tyson H. Holmes,Susan M. Frayne +6 more
TL;DR: Military sexual trauma was associated with increased odds of a mental disorder diagnosis, including posttraumatic stress disorder, other anxiety disorders, depression, and substance use disorders.