Combat Disorders
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is increasingly recognized as a cause of substantial disability. In addition to its tremendous mental health burden, PTSD has been associated with worse physical health status and an increased risk of ... Read more...

Resting metabolic activity in the cingulate cortex and vulnerability to posttraumatic stress disorder.

29 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Recent neuroimaging research has revealed functional abnormalities in the anterior cingulate cortex, amygdala, and hippocampus in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). OBJECTIVE: To determine whether resting functional ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Combat Disorders'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Posttraumatic stress disorder and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary heart disease: findings from the Heart and Soul Study. 30 Oct 2009
• Resting metabolic activity in the cingulate cortex and vulnerability to posttraumatic stress disorder. 29 Sep 2009
• 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
• Association of time since deployment, combat intensity, and posttraumatic stress symptoms with neuropsychological outcomes following Iraq war deployment. 30 Aug 2009
• Family functioning predicts outcomes for veterans in treatment for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder. 30 Jul 2009
• Posttraumatic stress disorder and government initiatives to relieve it. 30 Jul 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
• An open-label study of mirtazapine as treatment for combat-related PTSD. 5 Jul 2009
• A couple-based approach to the reduction of PTSD avoidance symptoms: preliminary findings. 29 Jun 2009
• Military deployment: the impact on children and family adjustment and the need for care. 29 Jun 2009
• Neuromodulation in patients deployed to war zones. 29 Jun 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
• The effect of prolonged exposure to war stress on the comorbidity of PTSD and depression among hospital personnel. 23 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
• Supporting the mental health and psychosocial well-being of former child soldiers. 30 May 2009

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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