Combat Disorders - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Newly reported hypertension after military combat deployment in a large population-based study.

12 Sep 2009 High-stress situations, such as combat deployments, are a potential risk factor for hypertension. Although stress is postulated to increase blood pressure, the underlying role of stress on hypertension is not well established. We sought to determine ... Read more...

Is poor sleep in veterans a function of post-traumatic stress disorder?

30 Aug 2009 Substantial research has demonstrated an association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and quality of sleep, particularly in veteran populations. The exact nature of this relationship, however, is not clear. The possibility that poor ... Read more...

War-related exposure and psychological distress as predictors of health and sleep: a longitudinal study of Kuwaiti children.

8 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: To determine whether exposure to war-related trauma during childhood predicted posttraumatic stress, self-reported health, sleep, and obesity in adulthood, and whether psychological distress mediated the relationships. METHODS: We ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Combat Disorders - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Newly reported hypertension after military combat deployment in a large population-based study. 12 Sep 2009
• Newly reported hypertension after military combat deployment: research implications from a biopsychosocial perspective. 12 Sep 2009
• Is poor sleep in veterans a function of post-traumatic stress disorder? 30 Aug 2009
• War-related exposure and psychological distress as predictors of health and sleep: a longitudinal study of Kuwaiti children. 8 Jul 2009
• Reconciling the differences between the King et al. (1998) and Simms et al. (2002) factor models of PTSD. 5 Jul 2009
• The physical and mental health of Australian Vietnam veterans 3 decades after the war and its relation to military service, combat, and post-traumatic stress disorder. 27 Jun 2009
• Violence and post-traumatic stress disorder in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the protocol for an epidemiological and genetic survey. 5 Jun 2009
• Psychological distress and mental health treatment among persons with and without active duty military experience, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2007. 30 May 2009
• The validity and clinical utility of post-traumatic stress disorder in Afghanistan. 30 May 2009
• Returning home: forced conscription, reintegration, and mental health status of former abductees of the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda. 14 May 2009
• Mental health care for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans. 29 Apr 2009
• Health effects of combat: a life-course perspective. 27 Apr 2009
• Baseline self reported functional health and vulnerability to post-traumatic stress disorder after combat deployment: prospective US military cohort study. 14 Apr 2009
• Health of US veterans of 1991 Gulf War: a follow-up survey in 10 years. 30 Mar 2009
• Family problems among recently returned military veterans referred for a mental health evaluation. 8 Feb 2009
• Disordered eating and weight changes after deployment: longitudinal assessment of a large US military cohort. 2 Feb 2009
• Mental health and other risk factors for jail incarceration among male veterans. 26 Jan 2009
• Comorbid anxiety as a suicide risk factor among depressed veterans. 30 Dec 2008
• Mental health impact of Afghanistan and Iraq deployment: meeting the challenge of a new generation of veterans. 30 Dec 2008
• TBI in the military. Preface. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Combat Disorders'

Definition: Neurotic reactions to unusual, severe, or overwhelming military stress.

Descriptor UI: D003130

Alternative terms: Combat Disorders; Combat Disorder; Disorder, Combat; Disorders, Combat; Combat Neurosis; Neurosis, Combat; Combat Neuroses; Neuroses, Combat; War Neurosis; Neurosis, War; Neuroses, War; War Neuroses;

Related Mesh Headings: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.080.931.249;

Online Note: use COMBAT DISORDERS to search NEUROSES, WAR 1966-80

History Note: 91(81); was see under STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC 1981-90; was NEUROSES, WAR 1963-80

Technical Notes: note category: do not confuse with war wounds ( = WOUNDS AND INJURIES or specific inj (IM) + WAR (IM or NIM) ); STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC is also available