PTSD News

Although World War I has been frequently viewed as the starting point of military psychiatry, the lasting effects of the psychiatric work done during this time are not clear, according to a series paper published in The Lancet.

Recent data show adolescents who presented to the ED with assault-related injuries were nearly twice as likely as their peers with non-assault injuries to return to the ED for another violent injury 2 years after initial discharge.

Posttraumatic stress disorder is a condition in which the normal fear or anxiety that is triggered by a traumatic event continues to affect a person long after the event that caused it.

Patients with prolonged grief disorder after the death of a loved one treated with exposure and cognitive-behavioral therapies had better outcomes 6 months after treatment than those who only received cognitive-behavioral therapy, according to study results.

Women with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder were more likely to experience food addiction, according to new research funded by the NIH.

Anxiety is a normal emotional response to a stressful situation, and can play a role in helping a person resolve stressful situations. However, when a person feels anxious, frightened, worried or apprehensive on a regular basis, without an apparent cause, this most likely is an anxiety disorder.

Data published in The Lancet Psychiatry suggest a discordance between the previous version of the posttraumatic stress disorder definition in DSM-IV and the new version in DSM-5.

ORLANDO — Mindfulness training lowered diabetes-related distress in veterans by 41% and was associated with a lowered HbA1c as well, according to a presenter at the American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting.

National Guard members returning from deployment are more likely to develop an alcohol use disorder if faced with civilian life setbacks, regardless of traumatic experiences during deployment, according to recent study findings.

Using data collected before and after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, researchers report amygdala activation could help identify those most vulnerable to posttraumatic stress disorder. Their findings are published in Depression and Anxiety.