Top ptsd Articles in Psychiatry

The Development of an Integrated Treatment for Veterans with Comorbid Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Pain Medicine, 10/14/2009

ndash; Using components of cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic pain management, a 12–session integrated treatment for veterans with comorbid chronic pain and PTSD was developed...Several themes emerged over the course of implementing ... treatment. Participants reported that they generally liked the format of treatment, appreciated learning about the ways that chronic pain and PTSD share some common symptoms, and ways that the two disorders can interact with one another. The assessment results of those who completed treatment ... treatment for pain and PTSD. A randomized clinical trial is currently being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of this treatment approach. [more...]

PTSD, depression, and their comorbidity in relation to suicidality: cross-sectional and prospective analyses of a national probability sample of women
Depression and Anxiety, 10/22/2009

Cougle JR et al. – PTSD appears to be a particularly strong predictor of SI and SA. Overall, only 16% of women with lifetime SA did not have ... a history of MDD or PTSD, highlighting the importance of assessing these variables when assessing suicide risk. [more...]

Routine Work Environment Stress and PTSD Symptoms in Police Officers
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 10/21/2009

Maguen S et al. – The authors found that routine work environment stress mediated the relationship between critical incident exposure and PTSD symptoms and between current negative life events and PTSD symptoms. Ensuring that the [more...]

The prevalence and impact of post traumatic stress disorder and burnout syndrome in nurses
Depression and Anxiety, 11/17/2009

Mealer M et al. – The authors identified that PTSD and BOS are common in nurses and those with PTSD will almost uniformly have symptoms of BOS. Co–existence of PTSD and BOS has a dramatic effect on work and nonwork related activities and perceptions [more...]

HIV Sexual Risk Behavior Among Low-Income Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
AIDS and Behavior, 10/28/2009

Cavanaugh CE et al. – Women with IPV–related PTSD had four times greater odds of recent sexual risk behavior compared to women without IPV–related PTSD. Implications for HIV prevention interventions are discussed. [more...]

The interactive effects of elevated mid-afternoon cortisol and trauma history on PTSD symptoms in children: A preliminary study
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 10/22/2009

Bevans K et al. – The factors interacted in an additive manner to account for a significant proportion of the variance in PTSD symptoms. Implications for the early identification of [more...]

Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Physical Illness: Findings from the General Population
Psychosomatic Medicine, 10/19/2009

C et al. – The authors findings suggest a strong association between PTSD and cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Particular diagnostic and treatment attention should be paid to physical illness in PTSD positive patients in primary care, medical, and mental health settings. [more...]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Mediates the Relationship Between Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Health and Psychosocial Functioning in Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 10/21/2009

Pietrzak RH et al. – PTSD mediated the relationship between MTBI and all of these outcomes. These results underscore the importance of assessing PTSD in OEF/OIF veterans who screen positive for MTBI. [more...]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 11/13/2009

Results indicated that the presence of PTSD in schizophrenia was associated with increased secondary negative symptoms, with the deficit syndrome (DS) and primary negative symptoms associated with lower rates of current and lifetime diagnoses of PTSD. [more...]

A pilot study on perceived stress and PTSD symptomatology in relation to four dimensions of older womens physical health
Aging and Mental Health, 11/09/2009

Lagana L et al. – PTSD symptomatology and perceived stress might influence older women's physical health dimensions differentially; additional research on larger samples [more...]