Post Traumatic Stress Disorders

NEW YORK — A key role for psychiatrists is assessing the mental health needs of a community affected by natural disaster, Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MD, MPH, told Healio at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

NEW YORK — A poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting highlighted the need for greater access and engagement in trauma-focused care for incarcerated women, including peer-led interventions.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this video from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Robert V. O’Toole, MD, FAAOS, discussed results from several trials on infection and outcomes after fracture surgery.

Patients who are hospitalized with stroke-like symptoms, but do not experience a stroke, may yet develop PTSD at a higher rate than patients who actually had a stroke, a speaker reported.

Serious injuries sustained in combat by male soldiers from the United Kingdom were associated with poor mental health outcomes, and the type of injury influenced the severity of the outcome, per a study published in Lancet Psychiatry.

DENVER – Understanding biomechanisms and other factors related to trauma that lead to suicidality are crucial for better therapeutic outcomes, an expert said at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

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.