Dr. Benjamin M Azevedo M. D., M. P H
Internist
1000 WALTERS ST LAKE CHARLES LA, 70607About
Dr. Benjamin Azevedo is an internist practicing in LAKE CHARLES, LA. Dr. Azevedo specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Azevedo provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Research on posttraumatic stress disorder: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and assessment.
- Stressful events, personality, and mood disturbance: gender differences in alcoholics and problem drinkers.
- Randomized trial of trauma-focused group therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: results from a department of veterans affairs cooperative study.
- Cardiovascular responses to physical and psychological stress in female alcoholics with transitory hypertension after early abstinence.
- Declining benzodiazepine use in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Prescribing trends in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
- 2010 VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Post-Traumatic Stress: how busy clinicians can best adopt updated recommendations.
- Evaluation of a mentoring program for PTSD clinic managers in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Benzodiazepine prescribing variation and clinical uncertainty in treating posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Patient and facility characteristics associated with benzodiazepine prescribing for veterans with PTSD.
- Aligning clinical practice to PTSD treatment guidelines: medication prescribing by provider type.
- Gender differences in prescribing among veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Dr. Lund and colleagues reply.
- Increased polysedative use in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Prescribing clinicians' perspectives on evidence-based psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder.
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