Posttraumatic stress disorder in medical personnel in Vietnam.

بررسی فاکتورهای خطر قلبی عروقی و سندروم متابولیک در جانبازان جنگ با بیماری استرس مزمن ناشی از تروما و گروه شاهد آن‌ها در استان زنجان سال 91-1390

Background and Objective: It seems that war veterans are at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases due to their existing disabilities and special mental and psychological conditions. This study was performed to evaluate the risk of cardiovascular disease and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Iran-Iraq war veterans living in Zanjan in 2011. Materials and Methods: 360 men including 12...

Title: Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Aging Vietnam-era Veterans: VA Cooperative Study #569, The Course and Consequences of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam-era Veteran Twins Short Running Title: Prevalence of PTSD in Aging Vietnam-era Veterans

Evaluation of mental health and posttraumatic stress disorder in Iranian medical students during outbreak COVID-19

Aims: with the announcement of the coronavirus pandemic by the World Health Organization, many people experienced a lot of panic. The disease was a major threat to the physical and mental health of individuals because of the rapid spread and severe mortality. The continued spread and closure of schools and universities can affect studentschr('39') mental health. This study aimed to investigate ...

Deployment-related injury and posttraumatic stress disorder in US military personnel.

BACKGROUND The current military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in the most US casualties since the Vietnam War. Previous research on the association between deployment-related injury and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has yielded mixed results. OBJECTIVES To examine the effect of battle injury (BI) relative to non-battle injury (NBI) on the manifestation of PTSD symptom...

Trauma exposure rather than posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with reduced baseline plasma neuropeptide-Y levels.

BACKGROUND Exposure to uncontrollable stress reduces baseline plasma neuropeptide-Y levels in animals. We previously reported that baseline plasma neuropeptide-Y levels, as well as neuropeptide-Y responses to yohimbine, were lower in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder, but we were unable to determine whether this was attributable to posttraumatic stress disorder or trauma exposu...