traumatic stress disorder

Ask The Mayo Clinic: PTSD, high blood pressure and heart disease...

admin — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:33:00 -0500

Medical Edge: Post-traumatic stress disorder, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease can be related.

D-cycloserine may improve behavioral therapy treatment for anxie...

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Elsevier) Anxiety is a normal human response to stress, but in some, it can develop into a disabling disorder of excessive and irrational fears, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Effective treatments are available and can involve either behavioral therapy or medications.

1 in 8 Lower Manhattan residents had signs of PTSD 2 to 3 years ...

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(New York City Health Department) Lower Manhattan residents developed post-traumatic stress disorder at three times the usual rate in the years following 9/11. The rate among residents matched the rate previously reported among rescue and recovery workers.

VA doctor in hot water over stance on stress disorder

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:44:00 -0500

WASHINGTON -- A Department of Veterans Affairs psychologist told senators Wednesday that cost cutting was not the reason she urged fellow clinicians at the Temple, Texas, Veterans Affairs hospital to "refrain from" diagnosing veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Military Diagnosing More Post-Traumatic Stress

admin — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Depression and PTSD symptoms in caregivers of lung transplant pa...

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(American Thoracic Society) Symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among caregivers of deceased lung transplant patients are four-to-five times more prevalent than in the average population, according to researchers who analyzed the stress levels of caregivers, as well as their perceptions of the transplant recipients' quality of dying and death. Their findings were presented at the American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Monday, May 19.

Doctor Urged Fewer Diagnoses of PTSD

admin — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The physician in charge of the post-traumatic stress disorder program at a medical facility for veterans in Texas told staff members to refrain from diagnosing PTSD because so many veterans were seeking government disability payments for the condition.

Anxiety, mood disorders put cancer patients at risk for PTSD

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(Ohio State University) Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests. A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that 16 percent of them suffered from PTSD 18 months after diagnosis.

Combat Stress May Cost U.S. Up to $6 Billion

admin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

About 300,000 U.S. military personnel who have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or major depression, a mental toll that will cost the nation as much as $6.2 billion over two years, according to a Rand Corp. report released yesterday.

Study finds 1 in 5 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from PTS...

admin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan -- 300,000 in all -- report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slight more than half have sought treatment.Researchers found about 19 percent of returning service members report that they experienced a possible traumatic brain injury while deployed, with 7 percent reporting both a probable brain injury and current PTSD or major depression.