(Geisinger Health System) A study by noted Geisinger PTSD researcher Joseph Boscarino sheds dramatic new light on the link between PTSD and heart disease.
In a study in the July issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, Boscarino finds that Vietnam veterans with PTSD suffered higher rates of heart disease death than veterans without PTSD.
ptsdGeisinger study: PTSD causes early death from heart diseaseEurekAlert! - Medicine and Health Sun, 07/06/2008 - 23:00
Military Diagnosing More Post-Traumatic Stresswashingtonpost.com - Health Tue, 05/27/2008 - 23:00
The number of U.S. troops diagnosed by the military with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) jumped nearly 50 percent in 2007 over the previous year, as more of them served lengthy and repeated combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pentagon data released yesterday show. Tags:
ATS: Caring for Dying Lung Transplant Patient Can lead to PTSDMedPage Today Allergy & Immunology Mon, 05/19/2008 - 15:27
TORONTO -- Watching a loved one die in pain after a lung transplant is likely to lead to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in caregivers, a researcher said here. PTSD Increases Hospitalization Rates in Urban PoorMedPage Today Infectious Disease Fri, 03/28/2008 - 16:33
BOSTON -- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common among poor, urban residents and those who suffer it have more and longer hospital stays, researchers here said. |
