OBJECTIVE To develop a model of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in parents of children with burns. METHODS Immediately following the burn and 3 months later, parents reported on their children's and their own psychological functioning and traumatic stress responses. RESULTS Approximately 47% of the parents reported experiencing significant posttraumatic stress...

both at11th edition of the international classification of diseases (icd-11) and in fifth edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (fifth edition-dsm-5), have pointed out that attitudes and quality of sleep can be seriously impaired by post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd). the present study was conducted to compare hostility and sleep disorders among nursing student...

S creening for maternal depression in clinical and community settings has been the topic of numerous recent studies and an important component of the 2009 Institute of Medicine report Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children. According to the report, however, studies of maternal depression screening have largely ignored the implications of comorbid mental health conditions on screening ap...

OBJECTIVE In this study, we aimed to determine if stellate ganglion block (SGB) could reduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in comparison with sham therapy in military service members. METHODS In a randomized trial in which both participants and assessors were blind, participants with PTSD received either an SGB or a sham procedure. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms wer...

OBJECTIVE Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exhibit heightened amygdala reactivity and atypical activation patterns in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in response to negative emotional information. It is unknown whether these aspects of neural function are risk factors for PTSD or consequences of either trauma exposure or onset of the disorder. We had a unique opportunit...

the associations between exposure to traumatic events and psychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd), depression, and anxiety have been established. it is important that clinicians notice to this phenomenon and avoid from inappropriate interpretations and additional laboratory tests. here, a case of 45-year-old man with essential thrombocytosis developed after multiple p...

The high comorbidity of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Anxiety Disorders (ANX), and Posttraumatic Stress (PTSD) has hindered the study their structural neural correlates. authors analyzed specific common grey matter volume (GMV) characteristics by comparing them with healthy controls (HC). meta-analysis voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies showed unique GMV diminutions for each disorder (p <...

Amygdala-Hippocampal Volume and the Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study The amygdala and hippocampus have been implicated consistently in the pathophysiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).1,2While several studies have observed reduced hippocampalvolume inPTSD, studiesofamygdalavolumeand PTSD have been mixed.1-3 In addition to method diffe...

Debate has arisen over whether posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is most accurately conceptualized as representing a discrete clinical syndrome or an extreme reaction to traumatic life events. Recent taxometric research using predominantly adult samples appears to support a dimensional model of PTSD, raising questions about the utility of current psychiatric nosology which depicts PTSD as a ...