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Furthermore, early referral of trauma patients to a dedicated psychologist within the trauma care system would be beneficial.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    This retrospective study involved 1,245 consecutive eligible patients who were admitted to the trauma service between September 2019 and December 2020. The Injured Trauma Survivor Screen (ITSS) and an additional criteria checklist were used for patient screening, and data were analyzed. The screening was conducted within 24 hours of the admission of trauma patients aged \u00a0\u2265\u00a014 years, all of whom had a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The findings of the study showed that the integration of the new screening tool into a standard of care requires a significant amount of time. Screening compliance increased from 84% to 100% throughout the duration of the study. Notably, there was a 10% gap in the referral of patients identified through the ITSS tool, with 64% referrals based on the symptom checklist.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The current screening methods used as a standard of care show good utility value in identifying trauma patients predisposed to developing PTSD or depression, warranting their continued use. Facilitating direct referrals to trauma psychology service by attending staff, including nurses, could help bridge the gap in patient identification and referral. However, further research is warranted to validate this process.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5339\/qmj.2025.17","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,21]],"date-time":"2025-04-21T03:30:26Z","timestamp":1745206226000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Early referral of trauma patients to dedicated trauma psychology service: An observational study screening for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression"],"prefix":"10.5339","volume":"2025","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8823-7189","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Tulika","family":"Mehta Agarwal","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jain","family":"Varghese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2584-953X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ayman","family":"El-Menyar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Amer","family":"Mohammad Abualjoud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-8613-3786","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jenalyn","family":"Amedina Salvador","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2907-9248","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ammar","family":"Al-Hassani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Research, Trauma & Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar*Correspondence: Ayman El-Menyar. 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