objective: those veterans suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) experience a low quality of life. this study investigated how the quality of life of warfare victims with ptsd was influenced by mindfulness training (mt) method: this study followed a randomized controlled trial and included a pre-test, post-test and delayed post- and was conducted in 2012 at shahid rajaee hospital ...

objective: numerous iranian veterans who took part in iraq-iran war have developed post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd). several studies demonstrated changes in serum lipid concentrations in chronic ptsd (cptsd) patients. the purpose of this study was to assess serum lipid concentrations in soldiers with cptsd and compare it with serum lipid concentrations in patients with chronic mdd (cmdd). ...

Background: The psychological impact of quarantine, due to the SARS COVID-19 outbreak, was examined with a specific focus on relationship between 7 coping strategies: (i) active coping, (ii) positive reframing, (iii) acceptance, (iv) use emotional support, (v) religion, (vi) substance and (vii) self-blame acute stress. This study aimed identify specifically which those strategies could increase...

Stressful, aversive events are extremely well remembered. Such a declarative memory enhancement is evidently beneficial for survival, but the same mechanism may become maladaptive and culminate in mental diseases such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Stress hormones are known to enhance postlearning consolidation of aversive memories but are also thought to have immediate effects on att...

Anxiety disorders are the most frequently found psychiatric problem in the general population. The most common anxiety disorders are phobias, panic attack, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder. Recent terrorist attacks in the U.S. have had a marked impact on the mental health status of individuals directly affected by the attacks as well as thos...

A man in his 50's with a prior traumatic brain injury and multiple psychiatric disorders developed acute pain and swelling in his left leg distal to the mid shin. These symptoms arose during an exacerbation of his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Among his traumatic memories, he reported having witnessed the combat injury and death of a friend who had lost his left leg distal to the mid s...

The link between a physical illness and a psychological disorder in children and adolescents is well explored. Chronic somatic illness encompasses a broad spectrum of disorders including more common problems such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, asthma, epilepsy, eczema, and less prevalent conditions such as cystic fibrosis, hematological disorders or cancer. Many children more or less successful...

OBJECTIVE Certain thought control strategies for managing the intrusive symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are thought to play a key role in its onset and maintenance. Whereas measures exist for the empirical assessment of such thought control strategies in adults, relatively few studies have explored how children and adolescents manage posttraumatic intrusive phenomena. METHODS...

General practitioners have an important role to play in helping patients after exposure to severe psychological trauma. In the immediate aftermath of trauma, GPs should offer "psychological first aid", which includes monitoring of the patient's mental state, providing general emotional support and information, and encouraging the active use of social support networks, and self-care strategies. ...