Background After American occupation to Iraq, no day passed without terrorist attacks or explosion in Iraq. The impact of this events extends to interact with all fields of life. The present study was designed to investigate the basal levels of hormones that affect sexual life of men patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and control group. MaterialsAndMethods Eighty two males witne...

Abstract Patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors are particularly susceptible to psychiatric comorbidities. Adjustment disorder (AD) post-traumatic stress (PTSD) prevalent in cancer patients benefit from focused treatment; however, few studies have assessed these conditions both tumor their caregivers. This study aims evaluate the prevalence of cancer-related AD PTSD caregivers, inclu...

BACKGROUND Prevalence estimates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among breast cancer patients varied widely in existing studies. This study aimed to provide an overall prevalence estimate of PTSD among breast cancer patients, and the prevalence estimates related to specific PTSD diagnosis tools. METHODS Systematic search of relevant articles was made from seven databases. Freeman-Tukey...

INTRODUCTION Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder resulting from exposure to traumatic events. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) is a self-report measure largely used to evaluate the presence of PTSD. OBJECTIVE To investigate the internal consistency, temporal reliability and factor validity of the Portuguese language version of the PCL used in Brazil. ...

Background Current treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are only partially effective. This study evaluated whether an extensively researched stress reduction method, the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique, can reduce the PTSD symptoms of veterans. Previous research suggested that TM practice can decrease veterans' PTSD symptoms. Methods A one-group pretest-posttest desig...

OBJECTIVE A dissociative subtype has been recognized based on the presence of experiences of depersonalization and derealization in relation to DSM-IV posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the dissociative subtype has not been assessed in a community sample in relation to the revised DSM-5 PTSD criteria. Moreover, the 20-item PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) currently does not assess d...

Background: Prazosin is an antagonist of alpha-1 adrenergic receptor used to treat PTSD-related nightmares and insomnia. Although evidence suggests that it is also effective in the treatment of general symptoms of PTSD, its short half-life (2-3 hours) may limit its therapeutic effects. Objective: To describe four cases of patients with PTSD resistant to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (...