OBJECTIVES This study aimed to measure prevalence of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of UK Armed Forces peacekeepers. The study also aimed to explore the influence of deploying without an established peer group (deployment status) upon health outcomes using an accepted diagnostic tool for PTSD (PCL-M) and an alternative measure of post-traumatic distress. DESIGN Using a sub-...

To explain the inconsistent relationship between proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) rs7552841 and plasma lipids profiles, we hypothesized that interplays might occur among gender, PCSK9 rs7552841 and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on plasma lipids levels. To test this hypothesis, a population of 704 Chinese Han high school students was used, which had been recruited aft...

Journal article Title: Development of a short version the PTSD (PCL) based on ICD-11 definitions posttraumatic stress disorder. Belén Reguera, Pedro Altungy, Beatriz Cobos Redondo, Roberto Navarro, Clara Gesteira, Rocío Fausor, Noelia Morán, María Paz García-Vera, Jesús Sanz Ansiedad y Estrés (2021), 27(1), 57-66 https://www.ansiedadyestres.es/sites/default/files/rev/2021/anyes2021a8.pdf ISSN: ...

OBJECTIVE Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often missed or incorrectly diagnosed in primary care settings. Although brief screening instruments may be useful in detecting PTSD, an adequate validation study has not been conducted with older adults. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the primary care PTSD screen (PC-PTSD) and single-item PTS...

Abstract Introduction Police are at risk of trauma and related mental health outcomes. Sleep disturbances fatigue predict poor in other populations, thus it is critical we determine whether they represent factors for problems first responders. We examined if pre-trauma sleep experienced by police recruits predicted trauma-related changes. Methods This study utilised data from the Police-in-Acti...

BACKGROUND Perceived life threat is associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Still, it is not known whether perceived threat may be important for PTSD in people indirectly exposed to trauma. AIMS To examine the prevalence of perceived life threat and the association with PTSD in individuals directly or indirectly exposed to terror. METHOD Data are cross-sectional from a survey...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among governmental employees after the 2011 Oslo bombing attack targeted towards the Norwegian Ministries, and to explore the importance of proximity to the bomb explosion as a predictor of PTSD. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Data were collected from a survey 10 months after the Oslo bombing on 22...