Metabolic syndrome, somatic and psychiatric comorbidity in war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: Preliminary findings.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND:
There has been a growing interest in the effect that co-morbid mental and somatic disorders may have on each other. Post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) have been associated with comorbidity of many major somatic and mental disorders as well as with premature mortality.

OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between combat-related PTSD, metabolic syndrome and comorbid psychiatric and somatic diagnoses.

METHOD:
Metabolic syndrome and its components as well as comorbid somatic and mental disorders were analysed in 47 male war veterans with combat PTSD.

RESULTS:
Only 4.25% of our patients were without any comorbid somatic and mental disorders, metabolic syndrome or any of its components. Other psychiatric or medical condition was diagnosed in 76.6 % of the PTSD patients. Metabolic syndrome according

NCEP:
ATP III was found in 31.9% of our PTSD patients.

CONCLUSIONS:
PTSD is multisystemic mental and somatic disorder. The treatment of war veterans with PTSD should address comorbid other mental and somatic disorders including metabolic syndrome as well as the clinical features of PTSD.

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Author information

Author/s: Jakovljevic, Miro (M); Saric, Marija (M); Nad, Sanea (S); Topic, Radmila (R); Vuksan-Cusa, Bjanka (B);

Affiliation: University Psychiatric Clinic Rebro, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. miro.jakovljevic(-atsign-)mef.hr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychiatria Danubina (Psychiatr Danub), published in Croatia. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Dec; vol 18 (issue 3-4) : pp 169-76

Dates: Created 2006/11/13; Completed 2007/02/06;

PMID: 17099607, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Aged
Combat Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology
Comorbidity
Croatia
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans

Male
Mental Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology
Metabolic Syndrome X - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Somatoform Disorders - diagnosis; epidemiology; psychology
Veterans - psychology; statistics & numerical data
War

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