Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Incident Infections
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Posttraumatic stress disorder and stress-related disorders.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent anxiety disorder. Symptoms present shortly after an exposure to a traumatic event, abate with time in the majority of those who initially express them, and leave a significant minority with chronic PTSD. PTSD may be treated with pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy. Treatment of the early expressions of the disorder constitutes a separate domain o...
متن کاملMeasures for Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Note: TIrroughout this chapter, reference is made to the various DSM-IV criteria for PTSD (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Criterion A-I refers to the occurrence of a traumatic event. Criterion A-2 refers. to the presence of intense fear~helplessness,and horror at the time of the traumatic event. Critcrion.B refers to the presence of symptoms involving reexperienc ing the traumatic ev...
متن کاملPosttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder-like symptoms and mild traumatic brain injury.
In this article, we review the literature on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD-like symptoms that can occur along with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussion, with specific reference to concussive injuries in the military. We address four major areas: (1) clinical aspects of TBI and PTSD, including diagnostic criteria, incidence, predictive factors, and course; (2) biologi...
متن کاملPosttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Immunological Disorder?
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exhibit an increased state of inflammation. Various animal models for PTSD have shown some of the same immune imbalances as have been shown in human subjects with PTSD, and some of these studies are discussed in this review. However, animal studies can only indirectly implicate immune involvement in PTSD in humans. This review of mainly studies...
متن کاملPartial posttraumatic stress disorder revisited.
BACKGROUND It is thought that the decision rule for a positive diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may be too restrictive, leaving too many victims of a trauma out in the cold for care, compensation, etc. Several authors have proposed the concept of Subthreshold or Partial PTSD (PPTSD). This concept considers that a subject may present a number of symptoms below threshold for crit...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Epidemiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1044-3983
DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001071