PTSD News

Researchers identified several important considerations for PTSD management interventions aimed at middle-aged and older adults, according to study results published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

It is becoming clear that in addition to the immediate clinical effects of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus can have long-term manifestations, experts said.

The Primary Care PTSD screen for the DSM-5 effectively and efficiently screened for PTSD in Veterans Affairs primary care clinics, according to results of a cross-sectional, diagnostic accuracy study published in JAMA Network Open.

Swedish patients who had a stress-related disorder were more likely to experience chronic kidney disease progression and AKI compared with a population-matched control group.

Mental health disorders among patients with MI increased in prevalence during a 10-year period, according to results published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

Repeated ketamine infusions appeared efficacious in reducing symptom severity among individuals with chronic PTSD, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Patients with COVID-19 may be at increased risk for developing posttraumatic stress symptoms, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

PTSD appeared associated with completion of fewer compulsory and postsecondary educational milestones, according to results of a population study published in JAMA Network Open.

Women with high PTSD symptoms and co-occurring probable depression during midlife were at increased risk for death vs. women without these disorders, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Among female veterans, PTSD was an independent predictor of future ischemic heart disease, according to findings presented at the virtual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.