PTSD News

Veterans with PTSD and obesity are just as likely to develop incident type 2 diabetes as those without PTSD and obesity, suggesting that excess weight moderates any association between the two conditions, according to findings published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Results from a meta-analysis of both region-of-interest and MRI studies in PTSD revealed specific brain abnormalities connected to the experience of trauma and PTSD diagnosis.

Results from a systematic review published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry revealed a link between recent cannabis use and negative long-term symptoms and treatment outcomes among people with anxiety and mood disorders.

Of more than 7,700 youths with a new episode of PTSD in 2012, about 60% received psychotherapy, about 6% received pharmacotherapy and more than one-third received neither therapy nor medication, according to retrospective study findings.

PTSD increased the risk for MI and stroke independent of depression among workers involved in the cleaning of debris at ground zero after 9/11, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Results from a 7-year follow-up study showed that parentally bereaved offspring had an increased incidence of depression and PTSD, mainly in the first 2 years after parental death and if they were aged 12 years or younger when their parent died.

Hepatitis C with comorbid alcohol use disorder correlated with increased depression and anxiety, dysregulated cytokine expression, and compromised blood-brain barrier function, according to a recently published study.

June is PTSD Awareness Month, a time to encourage public understanding of PTSD and effective treatments.

Patients with PTSD had a significantly higher risk for an autoimmune disorder, according to findings recently published in JAMA.

Study findings revealed that military service members with history of traumatic brain injuries who depicted psychological injuries in their artwork tended to have more acute posttraumatic stress symptoms than those who used symbols of their military units.