Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: A pilot study of South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who had been incarcerated in Vietnamese reeducation camps and resettled in the United States disclosed significant mental health problems associated with torture and traumatic head ... Read more...

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...

Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To characterize the effects of critical illness in the daily lives and functioning of acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors. Survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome, a systemic critical illness, often report poor quality ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture. 30 Oct 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
• Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers. 29 Sep 2009
• To prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, is it helpful to provide psychotherapy to everyone who has been exposed to a significant trauma? 29 Sep 2009
• Routine work environment stress and PTSD symptoms in police officers. 29 Sep 2009
• Posttraumatic stress disorder mediates the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury and health and psychosocial functioning in veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. 29 Sep 2009
• Recognition of facial expressions of mixed emotions in school-age children exposed to terrorism. 30 Aug 2009
• Is poor sleep in veterans a function of post-traumatic stress disorder? 30 Aug 2009
• A Study of the SIRS with severely traumatized patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Rehabilitating torture survivors. 30 Aug 2009
• A review of dissociative disorders treatment studies. 30 Aug 2009
• The interplay of perceived social support and posttraumatic psychological distress following orofacial injury. 30 Aug 2009
• Association of time since deployment, combat intensity, and posttraumatic stress symptoms with neuropsychological outcomes following Iraq war deployment. 30 Aug 2009
• Routes to psychotic symptoms: trauma, anxiety and psychosis-like experiences. 20 Aug 2009
• Violence, suffering, and mental health in Afghanistan: a school-based survey. 19 Aug 2009
• [The relationship between emotional distress, cognitive performance and health - related quality of life in patients with hepatitis C prior to antiviral treatment] 10 Aug 2009
• Posttraumatic stress disorder and male-perpetrated intimate partner violence. 3 Aug 2009
• Probable posttraumatic stress disorder and disability in Cambodia: associations with perceived justice, desire for revenge, and attitudes toward the Khmer Rouge trials. 3 Aug 2009
• Supporting staff recovery and reintegration after a critical incident resulting in infant death. 30 Jul 2009
• Post-traumatic stress impacts on quality of life in children after road traffic accidents: prospective study. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic'

Definition: A class of traumatic stress disorders with symptoms that last more than one month. There are various forms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depending on the time of onset and the duration of these stress symptoms. In the acute form, the duration of the symptoms is between 1 to 3 months. In the chronic form, symptoms last more than 3 months. With delayed onset, symptoms develop more than 6 months after the traumatic event.

Descriptor UI: D013313

Alternative terms: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Stress Disorder, Post-Traumatic; Stress Disorders, Post Traumatic; PTSD; Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic; Neuroses, Posttraumatic; Posttraumatic Neuroses; Posttraumatic Stress Disorders; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic; Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic; Neuroses, Post-Traumatic; Neuroses, Post Traumatic; Post-Traumatic Neuroses; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders; Post Traumatic Stress Disorders; Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Delayed Onset Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Delayed Onset Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Acute Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder;

Related Mesh Headings: Combat Disorders;

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: F03.080.931.500;

Online Note: use STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC to search NEUROSES, POST-TRAUMATIC 1966-80

History Note: 81; was NEUROSES, POST-TRAUMATIC 1963-80

Technical Notes: COMBAT DISORDERS is also available