Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Hand Injuries: A Neuro-Occupational View

Posttraumatic 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...

Visual function, traumatic brain injury, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are signature injuries of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. The conditions can be comorbid and have overlapping signs and symptoms, making it difficult to diagnose and treat each. TBI is associated with numerous changes in vision function, but vision problems secondary to PTSD have not been documented. To address this short...

Posttraumatic Growth and Recovery from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The inclusion of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III, American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1980) prompted a plethora of research attempting to categorise the effects of trauma through quantification and statistical procedures. This process has greatly increased our understanding of the destructive effects of...

Attentional Processing in Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Facial Injuries: A Comparative Study.

AIM The aim of the study was to identify the presence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients who had sustained facial injuries, additionally, we aimed to identify other variables that may modify the psychological response to trauma that include gender, age and presence of disfigurement post-treatment and visible scars/orthopedic injuries. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants compr...