PTSD News

PHILADELPHIA — Mindfulness therapy may be a valuable therapeutic option for PTSD in combat veterans, according to data presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

PHILADELPHIA — A self-management Internet intervention effectively reduced drinking and PTSD symptoms among veterans, according to data presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

PHILADELPHIA — Anxiety and related disorders were significantly more common among sexual minority young adults than heterosexual peers, and stressors such as sexual orientation concealment and community attitudes were associated with disorders, according to data presented here.

PHILADELPHIA — A corticotropin hormone type 1 receptor antagonist exhibited little to no efficacy for PTSD in women, according to data presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

LGBTQ individuals are approximately three times more likely to experience a mental health disorder, such as depression or generalized anxiety disorder, compared with other individuals, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

PTSD may affect endothelial function, increasing the risk for MI and stroke in veterans, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Results from a single-center study indicate that adults with congenital heart disease, particularly those who had surgery before 1990, appear to have a higher rate of PTSD than the general population.

Mental health, substance abuse and comorbid psychiatric disorders were common in a community-recruited sample of young transgender women, further indicating a need to restructure transgender health care.

An increased risk for development of rheumatoid arthritis was found among women with post-traumatic stress disorder independent of smoking status, according to recently published research.

Recent findings indicated resting metabolism in fear circuitry was associated with functioning, PTSD symptoms and extinction recall activations.