Chart: Trauma Hospitals Fail to Screen for Civilian PTSD
A growing body of research shows injured civilians, particularly those injured as a result of violence, are developing PTSD at rates comparable to veterans of war. But many hospitals are doing little to address the problem. We asked 21 top-level trauma centers in cities with the nation's highest murder rates whether they screen injured patients for signs of PTSD. | Related Story »
Sources: ProPublica research. Murder rate per 100,000 residents based on 2012 FBI data.