Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Science topic

what Machine Learning Models would be most appropriate for PTSD Diagnosis in an IDP Population?

Just fooockin GIVE ME BACK THE CHOPPER...

Ah FORGET IT, I AM GETTING BETTER CHOPPERS.

AND I WILL DEFACE ALL YOU WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY PTSD TRIGGERED PSYCHOSIS...

FORGET ABOUT YOUR MOUSEKETEER SWORDPLAY,

CHINESE DOMINATE IN THAT TOO.

SEE YOU IN YOUR KANGAROO COURTS...

You don't want me to FLASH MY YEYE's EYES, whom my lesser half said: HE DOESN'T LOOK CHINESE, HE LOOKS LIKE A (WESTERN) BUTCHER...

The minimisation of childhood trauma in favour of drug treatments is an appalling error. Bessel van der Kolk the leading expert on PTSD drags it back into medical focus. Can you still remember the pain in your childhood?

I've worked with several children in classroom settings who have trauma backgrounds, and they're academically average or above average. They present ADHD, but because they don't have IEP's, they're treated like "bad behavior" children. Very curious about how PTSD fits into SPED.

Dear Colleagues,

We are conducting a qualitative meta-analysis on the topic of individual psychotherapy for trauma and PTSD. The inclusion criteria that we are using for article collection are: (1) English-language articles, (2) published peer-reviewed articles, (3) qualitative, empirical articles, (4) articles focusing on individual psychotherapy, (5) articles focusing on adults, (6) articles where PTSD and trauma therapy are central, (7) articles that include client perspectives and experiences.

We would be happy to receive your recommendations for articles that fit those parameters for inclusion in the meta-analysis. If you would like to contact us with article recommendations, please feel free to message us here via Researchgate or email us at n.pierorazio001@umb.edu. We thank you for your consideration!

Many thanks,

Nicholas Pierorazio and Dr. Heidi Levitt

Dear Colleagues,

We are conducting a qualitative meta-analysis on the topic of individual psychotherapy for trauma and PTSD. The inclusion criteria that we are using for article collection are: (1) English-language articles, (2) published peer-reviewed articles, (3) qualitative, empirical articles, (4) articles focusing on individual psychotherapy, (5) articles focusing on adults, (6) articles where PTSD and trauma therapy are central, (7) articles that include client perspectives and experiences.

We would be happy to receive your recommendations for articles that fit those parameters for inclusion in the meta-analysis. If you would like to contact me with article recommendations, please feel free to message us here via Researchgate or email us at n.pierorazio001@umb.edu. We thank you for your consideration!

Many thanks,

Nicholas Pierorazio and Dr. Heidi Levitt

I have an unusual problem in deciding how to place this article I wrote with two colleagues. I am a psychological trauma expert, but also a statistician. During COVID, as my students turned to working online more often, I developed in interest in the methods psychologists use to identify data integrity and to decide how to remove problematic subjects. So we did a prevalence study using 1500 randomly selected publications utilizing MTurk and tracked how they made their decisions. Then we developed a category system of techniques, and wrote a critique of how well each technique worked and a how-to description of how use it most effectively. I’ve published a few papers in Psych Bull and planned it for that journal. I sent my first draft out to friends and got the most positive response I’ve ever gotten for an article, with virtually every one saying that they would use the information in their own work and asking to cite it. But here’s the problem. After finishing it, I sent it to a friend who has been an associate editor at times for Psych Bull, and, while joining the rave reviewers, he thought that it simply was not likely to be accepted in that journal given that it was not really a lit review of a content area. He suggested Psych Methods, but that journal has tight page limits, and is much more mathematical in its typical selection. I’m trying to write to be useful to the typical psychological researcher studying psychopathology, attitude, etc. online. Weirdly, although this is not my typical PTSD/dissociation paper, it may be one of the more important papers that I have written, but I’m worried that I just won’t be able to find a home for it. I’m even willing to consider journals that are pay to play, which I’ve never done before, if I can’t find a fit. Do you have any ideas?

Hi all!

For my master's thesis, I am investigating the effects of movement on an exposure intervention for PTSD symptoms. PTSD symptoms were measured at pretest and posttest, and the participants were divided into 4 groups: Control, stationary exposure, exposure with acute movement and exposure with delayed movement.

For the analysis, I want to include the participants' movement habits as a moderator, and measure the differences in symptom reduction for the conditions that include movement, and those that don't.

I've been looking for an efficient way of conducting this analysis, and came across the MEMORE macro for SPSS, but I've also been thinking of attempting this with repeated measures ANOVA.

Which approach do you think would be more useful and efficient for the analysis?

Thanks in advance!

Will there be some contact? Is there a belief that anxiety can contribute to PTSD?

I am writing my master thesis on PTSD in Ukrainian refugees. I am using the PCL-5. I will report both the probable PTSD diagnosis according to the PCL-5 cutoff score, and the prevalence of PTSD based on the DSM-5 algorithm (diagnostic rule). I am not using LEC-5 with it, but I have made my own list of traumatic events related to the war in Ukraine. When I calculated the prevalence of PTSD based on the DSM algorithm, I also checked for traumatic events in the list that I made (I am including crit. A), thus, I excluded those who did not experience any trauma from the prevalence rate. But I see that for the PCL-5 cutoff score, it seems that other researchers have not taken into consideration the list of traumatic event when reporting the prevalence rate and mean PCL-5 score.

Therefore I would like to know whether I should exclude those who did not report experiencing a trauma from the prevalence rate, even if they exceeded the cutoff score?

"Reciprocal Association Between Psychological Distress and PTSD And Their Relationship with Pre-Displacement Stressors Among Displaced Women" explores the connection between pre-displacement stressors, PTSD symptoms, and psychological distress among internally displaced persons.  Don't miss out on the opportunity to deepen your understanding of these critical mental health issues.  Read the article now!https://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/online/detail/19040/

As a psychotherapist, I am interested in exploring the potential of virtual reality technology as a treatment tool for individuals suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a condition that can develop after an individual experiences or witnesses a traumatic event, and can manifest as symptoms such as flashbacks, avoidance, and hyperarousal. Traditional treatment methods for PTSD include therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), which have been found to be effective in reducing symptoms.

In recent years, virtual reality therapy has emerged as a promising alternative treatment for PTSD. Virtual reality therapy involves the use of virtual environments to expose individuals to simulations of traumatic events in a controlled and safe manner, allowing them to process and cope with their traumatic memories and feelings. A growing body of research has demonstrated that virtual reality therapy can be effective in reducing symptoms of PTSD, such as anxiety, avoidance, and flashbacks.

For example, a randomized controlled trial by Rothbaum et al. (2001) found that virtual reality exposure therapy was effective in reducing PTSD symptoms compared to a control group who received a waiting-list treatment. Additionally, several case studies have reported success in treating PTSD symptoms with virtual reality therapy, including with veterans and first responders, who often present with PTSD due to their professional experiences. for example, a case study by Rizzo et al (2008) have reported significant reduction in symptoms of PTSD in a sample of veterans with combat-related PTSD after treatment with virtual reality exposure therapy.

As a clinician, I am excited about the potential of virtual reality therapy to revolutionize the treatment of PTSD, providing a more efficient, accessible and cost-effective treatment option. I am also interested in further exploring the use of virtual reality therapy in my practice and observing the effects in my patients. This is a promising avenue that can be incorporated into the treatment plan of my patients and I look forward to keeping up with the latest advancements in this field.

I am carrying out an undergraduate research and one of my independent variables is Moral Injury but I can't get a theory to explain this construct.

I am looking for a validated German version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Addendum for PTSD. Could anyone maybe direct me to a paper on this matter?

I am looking for a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) measurement scale applicable to subjects in low and medium-income countries.

I am currently working on an exploratory research on the prevalence of Bangladeshi news journalists' post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I need a theoretical framework for it.

I ran a logistic regression model with PTSD, MDD, Nativity, and (PTSD*Born outside the US) interaction term predicting Nicotine Dependence (yes/no). The main effect of Born Outside the US (ref: born in the US) has OR=9.13, PTSD main effect OR=2.12. However, the interaction term of PTSD and Born outside the US has OR=0.31. I find it very strange that the OR changed direction. Can anyone advise on the potential explanations for such results?

Dear all, I'm looking for a measure instrument for C-PTSD to use in research..

I've found the ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaire, and I've seen that has a good validity and reliability, but I don't see that it has been used much in research.

Does anyone have another recommendation to measure C-PTSD symptoms in research? Or ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaire it's ok?

Thanks

Thirteen days from today, I will be defending my PhD. It’s been quite a journey, which I will say more about, eventually. For the time being, I am taking a moment to gather all my strength, energy, and motivation to be ready for this day.

It is important because so much of my life has been dedicated to my research on child maltreatment, trauma and PTSD, depression, resilience, autobiographical narratives and storytelling. Yes, I would like to “pass” this oral exam, but am also looking for ways to enjoy this milestone and not be completely wrecked by stress.

So, I am reaching out for help, since this is something that I struggled with but finally learned to do over the last few years. The Internet is full of tips and tricks but I am looking for advice from friends and people I know, because it’s always nicer and warmer and just more real.

Any tips regarding how to be ready for this, how to deal being a new mom and having this ahead, how to present, what to do, things to avoid, ways to deal with stress or tricky questions (“This is a very interesting question!” has become too cliché), basically, anything that you would like to share is welcome, below or in a private message.

I am also sharing a link to some of my research work below, in case anyone is interested in reading it (and of course, feedback is always welcome): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mariam-Fishere

I am doing a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at predictors of PTSD symptoms after traumatic brain injury. Some of the studies I have included are analyses of subsets of participants within the same larger prospective cohort study. For example, the papers may explore different potential predictors of PTSD.

I imagine there will be considerable overlap in the participants analysed in each paper, considering that they're coming from the same larger cohort study. However, am I able to still include multiple of these papers given that they're investigating different predictors? Or do I just have to pick the one most comprehensive paper for inclusion? It would seem like a real shame to exclude all papers but one as it would leave out some novel and good-quality findings.

Any advice would be much appreciated please.

What do you think about this statement:

EMDR is the least invasive treatment for patient and therapist. Therefore, EMDR should be first choice.

Any reference to scientific literature is highly appreciated.

I don't seem to find anything published (or unpublished) to answer my research question. Broadly, when I search for "PTSD + Virtual Reality + First Responders" (and all the variants these words may present) I get 0 (zero) papers in return. As I follow the process for a systematic review, can I call this "A systematic review"? Did anyone already have a similar situation?

Thank you!

We are currently investigating an integrated treatment module for patients with PTSD and a comorbid eating disorder. Due to the novelty of the treatment, we wish to asses treatment acceptability (TA).

Sekhon et al., (2017) describe TA as ‘a multifaceted construct that reflects the extent to which people delivering or receiving a healthcare intervention consider it to be appropriate, based on anticipated or experienced cognitive and emotional responses to the intervention’. TA appears to change over time, as various authors state that prospective TA, concurrent TA and restrospective TA may differ. Furthermore, clinicians and patients may differ in their perspectives on TA.

Serveral instruments have been developed, such as Treatment Acceptability/Adherence Scale (TAAS) by Milosevic et al., (2015), which measures prospective TA, or the Distress/Endorsement Validation Scale (DEVS, Devilly, 2004). Previous research has also utilized visual analogue scales or costumer satisfaction reports.

For patient TA, i'm thinking about administering the TAAS or DEVS at different time points (before, during or after therapy) to see how TA changes during the course of treatment. An alternitive idea would be to use a randomisation strategy, where each participant would either receive the questionnaire before, during or after treatment. It would be interesting to also assess therapist TA and to see whether or not these match.

Does this seem like a logical set up? Are there any methodological considerations to take into account? All feedback/suggestions are welcome, thanks in advance.

Repetitive child abuse with PTSD and chronic adrenal stress is where I am asking about, not only projecting physiological symptoms but developing autoimmune disorders, neuropathology for example carpal tunnel syndrome, nerve pain, circulatory problems, allergies, increased prolactin levels

identification of PTSD triggers

Mediator is negative, but moderator is positive, how?

These were the results of the mediator analysis:

X - M is significant positive

M - Y is significant negative

My indirect effect is negative, so I think that means that when X gets bigger, Y gets lower, because M also gets bigger.

I did a moderator analysis with the same variables, but now the moderating effect is positive.

What does that mean? I thought it meant when X gets bigger/being a student, causes more positive experiences, which leads to more PTSD-symptoms.

X = being a student (0= no student, 1 = student)

M = positive experiences because of trauma

Y = PTSD symptoms

I have been trying to find studies of adults who experienced adverse childhood events/childhood trauma that assess the link between ACEs and outcomes (bipolar disorder, PTSD/cPTSD, etc) using multiple measures to determine cause and effect.

A hypothetical example would be a study that assesses whether childhood emotional abuse/neglect (ACE) is associated with any 5-HTTLPR polymorphism (genetics), SLC6A4 hypermethylation (epigenetics), AND amygdala activity (fxn) in people with bipolar disorder (negative outcome) but not healthy controls who experienced similar severity of childhood emotional abuse/neglect

I know this is a huge lift and would require a somewhat large study but right now the story is missing a comprehensive view of the molecular and functional changes due to ACEs causes leads to negative outcomes.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give

I am looking for studies that show an association between PTSD recovery and whether it translates into improvement in the following areas:

- Improved cognitive function

- Improved pain interference

- Improved symptoms of depression

- Improved neuropsychiatric symptoms

If anyone is aware of studies in this area, please send my way.

Thanks!

Hello

I am doing my Psy.d on the social validity of the intervention of animal assisted therapy (dog) on a PTSD population in the province of Quebec. The only close tool of measure I found is the treatment acceptability ans adherence scale (wich was made for anxiety at the base).

Anyone is aware of a complementary tools that I could use.

Thank you

Valérie Bédard

Good afternoon,

Does anyone know of any articles that show correlation or study of the connection between childhood trauma and disability diagnosis in the educational setting? Trauma can be defined through experience (abuse), ACE scores, or PTSD diagnosis. It is my goal to create a meta-analysis synthesizing the information!

Thank you,

Dave

It’s not only people’s anxiety or depression during the lockdown in Corona crisis, experts are now worried about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of hospitalized patients. More than half a million people have been died from Corona worldwide and at least 10% infected have history of hospital admission.

A “significant proportion” of people who were hospitalized with Corona virus “will go on to develop symptoms” of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a report from the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 Trauma Response Working Group.

Source: June 29, CNN

Hi,

In my meta-analysis, the intervention is often compared to more than 1 control group. I am analysing a dichotomous variable (PTSD diagnosis). With continuous outcomes (such as symptom severity), I combined means and SDs of multiple control arms using the RevMan calculator. Is it possible to combine data from dichotomous variables?

If not, what is the solution to use this data?

As a pharmacist and non-statistician, I'm struggling to understand the interpretation of a 2019 meta-analysis on the effect of prazosin (see ). I'm particularly interested in the the analysis of the 7 randomised controlled drug studies where it is argued that despite the by far largest (and most recent) individual study, including 58% of all investigated patients, showing a negative result for three respective outcomes (nightmare frequency, sleep quality, PTSD symptoms), overall the effect of prazosin on these outcomes would be statistically significant; and this also in spite of at least three of the seven studies showing non-significant outcomes for each of the three outcomes (see p-Values in figures 2-4).

The authors argue that, using a random effect model, the relative weight attributed to the largest study is only 19.1, however that even with the relative weight of 68.5 in the fixed effect model, the meta-analysis would show significant effects of prazosin.

This is far from intuitive to me and I would like to understand how to re-calculate these numbers.

I've tried reading a couple of papers explaining the Q-test, I², and the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions so far.

I would be grateful for an hints understandable by non-statisticians, how to calculate the weights of individual study outcomes for random and fixed effect models and how to calculate overall effect sizes. I'm not averse to R, so please send the names of any helpful R packages, if you know any.

Trying to find the best practices and creative ones as well, but all scientifically proven.

Thank you.

Can separating an infant from its bio mother within the first few months of it being born cause PTSD? I heard the theory the other day and am curious if there's been scientific study specific to this phenomena.

I am attempting to write a paper on the relationship between left-handedness and psychopathology, including PTSD, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

I am a psychologist with a caseload that includes a number of people who report severe physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, usually starting in early childhood and compounded by later traumatic experiences. They meet criteria for PTSD (chronic, complex), and the focus of our work is the mitigation of PTSD symptoms in the context of improving important aspects of their functioning. The polyvagal framework has been extremely illuminating to many of them, and has added what seems to be an effective dimension to our therapeutic work. What is anyone's opinion of how to integrate the "debunking" of the theory with the clinical uses for which it was largely intended?

I am doing a class project on a case study involving a 34 year-old male who was injured by a falling box. Our group is trying to gather information regarding our diagnosis; however, we are seeing signs of TBI, PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder. We are trying to determine if the diagnoses are interrelated by case studies, which I have not yet found. Any thoughts regarding this? Or a research paper that we could review and gather some further information?

Please advise.

Thank you - Tim Gomolak

I am conducting qualitative research for my doctorate in counselling psychology, exploring humanitarian workers’ experiences of morally conflicting events, through the lens of Litz et al.’s (2009) model of moral injury. I’m using theoretical TA underpinned by critical realist ontology and constructivist epistemology that foregrounds researcher subjectivity in the co-creation of knowledge. I received feedback that the philosophical stance of the project does not fit comfortably with theoretical thematic analysis. I’m trying to establish whether a) it’s because my argument was weak and not presented clearly or, b) whether CR ontology, constructivist epistemology and theoretical TA are fundamentally incompatible. Any thoughts on this?

I am looking for testimonials that deal with the topic of inpatient PTSD treatment; which factors influence the therapeutic success of inpatient PTSD treatment combined with an addiction?

I want to study child trauma, with the end goal of not only working with traumatized kids but also teaching others how to respond to, recognize and 'handle' traumatized kids (e.g. cops, teachers, staffers at psych hospitals etc...). If that's the end goal, where should I start? What sort of literature is considered to be a staple in this field?

Can anyone help me getting the links for different social communities (available worldwide) of patients from neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinsons' disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, MS, Ataxia, Mood disorders, depression, PTSD, and also brain-related orphan diseases like dravett syndrome, Ataxia telangiectasia, Batten Disease, etc.

It will be a great help if anyone can share this information with me.

--Dinesh K. Dhull

I am interested in looking into the neuroethics of people who have suffered from severe and sustained trauma and/or neglect and getting them to consent to invasive neurological procedures. With a population where people have frequently adopted instant submission to authority as a survival mechanism, is consent possible? How do we make sure that any sort of procedure isn't somehow retraumatizing? How do we make sure that these people feel comfortable declining to do certain things or voicing their needs, if they have learned that it is dangerous to do so? Do we need to take a different approach or special considerations with trauma subjects than we do with other sorts of subjects? what would those considerations be? Do you personally feel that IRB boards, in general, have enough trauma literacy to understand the risks?

*This question is in reference to people who have NOT yet undergone trauma therapy. *

I'm happy to get anything from opinions, to references, to videos, and literature, any and everything... pertaining to this subject!

Dear all,

I am in the early stages of undertaking research surrounding PTSD/CPTSD and the prevalence of these conditions in paramedics. Can anyone point me towards some recent research in this field? If there is any recent research concerning any link between post-traumatic growth and paramedics, this too is of great interest to me.

Many thanks in advance,

Jenny

Is there any classification of negative life events PTE?

Would it merit for diagnostic or academic purpose?

And regarding EEG effects?

I can't find any reference...

Does anyone know of paychological tests/questionnaires in Macedonian language? Particularly interested in PTSD related questionnaires.

I have a sample of a group of participants that were given various PTSD measures. IES, IES-R, TSI, TSI-2, and PDS. Although they were not given the same measures. Some had only IES or TSI. How would I combine these measures to make a PTSD in or out a variable?

Can anyone reference me to studies dealing with the effectiveness of animals in mitigating stress in patients under palliative care? An example would equine therapy and the mitigation of PTSD. Thank you.

I'm looking to find a data set that catalogues PTSD along with the particular causes of said diagnosis among individuals.

Thank you in advance!

Moral injury has been researched quite extensively in military and veteran populations but much less so in other occupations. I am interested in any research particularly in relation to first responders that may be underway.

I've heard that after leaving the environment in which trauma was inflicted/developed, there will be a dip in the survivor's function. Now whether this be affective, executive or otherwise, I do not know for sure but my question to you all is this: do you have any reading materials relating specifically to this phenomena? I can't seem to find any no matter which variation of phrases I google.

what are the main curriculum features that help the student

who suffer from stress or anxiety? how can we help them to recover through the design phase to the educational content? any references to refer to?

This possibility is being explored especially in regard to PTSD. It particularly applies to combat vets who I provide free clinical consultation to. We lose 20 vets a day to suicide due to the repeated and severe traumas they experience.

Rich

Looking for any major systematic reviews of the use of virtual reality to treatment military veterans. Thanks

Interesting work

Which validated self-administerede questionnaires could you recommend to measure psychosocial functioning among veterans seeking treatment by a psychologist? The questionnaire should be able to examine and detect the effect of treatment on psychosocial functioning e.g. among clients with severe PTSD where the symptom severity does not diminish although it is obvious that the clients improve in their contact to their spouse, children, friends and family - and are able to participate in social activities. The assessment is meant to be before treatment initiation and after treatment termination (after e.g. 10/20 times)? I am aware of WHODAS 2.0, recommend by WHO, however I do not find that it suits younger clinets (WHODAS also includes questions about mobility). I do hope you have some suggestings.

I found an articles, titled " Fluoxetine in post-traumatic stress disorder." in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. I found it may help me achieve my goals in this research field. However, I am not able to download the full article from everywhere. So I need your help. Thanks!

van der Kolk B A,Dreyfuss D,Michaels M et al. Fluoxetine in posttraumatic stress disorder.[J] .J Clin Psychiatry, 1994, 55: 517-22.

The literature often cites high rates of PTSD following sexual violence. It is regularly cited as the most traumatic form of violence but I have found very few studies investigate or hypothesise why this is. Some allude to the interpersonal nature of the crime. I was wondering if anyone could direct me to any research that investigates this in more depth.

Some authors, from Freud to Sam Vaknin speak about narcissism as originated by traumas in childhood. Perhaps the hypothesis about trauma in narcisism could help to understand and to treat this patients.

PTSD is associated with inflammation but the cause is unclear. What do you think?. Does neuroinflammation cause the symptoms of PTSD or does PTSD cause neuroinflammation and systemic inflammation?

I am wondering how you will conduct your research. Will you have a questionnaire or will you require a medical determination that a person has trauma-related problem? My husband had PTSD, and I felt quite a bit of trauma after his death.

Am planning research on moral injury but am having difficulties getting ethics approval out of fear that war crimes might be disclosed in the interview process. Any information or strategies appreciated.

Dear all,

are there any research gaps in the field of attachment, mentalization, trauma, art therapy that could be investigated in a phd study?

Best, Natalia

Curious to know if there is any prescribed timeline to investigate the effect of a traumatic event (in the form of PTSD) on the survivors.

his very interesting professional discussion. i have tried to construct SEM for my study. i have 5 latent variables in my model, depression (9 questions,), General anxiety (7 question), social anxiety (10 question) and PTSD (17 questions) and also somatic symptom (15 questions). depression and anxiety are my dependent variable and used second order SEM because anxiety measured using general anxiety, social anxiety and PTSD). The sample size of this study is 217. i had conduct data cleaning activity like missing record, outlier, unengaded response and common bias and other also check sample size adequate using KMO (Kmo=0.89). even tried to determain the SEM but the model not fit the required mode fit criteria, could you please help me with any think, What is the minimum acceptable range for factor loading in SEM? Thank you.

Any idea about Deep Brain Stimulation in Amygdala for PTSD?

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease.

I wish to send a copy of this research to the lawyer of Lisa Milano,

VA Clerk at the Lebanon VAMC, Lebanon, Pa. 17042

This statement is written in support of Lisa's claim for PTSD benefits

following the death of her husband who was my patient at the VAMC.

Lisa was denied benefits because her husband had PTSD, but died of

heart disease. Research shows that there is a significant correlation between PTSD and Coronary Heart Disease.

I am intersted in measuring trauma exposed to protracted conflict. among young adults (20-28 years). There are many tests which measure PTSD but I think PTSD or other mental distress (Depression/Anxiety) are the outcomes of trauma but not the trauma per se. There is one Child War Trauma Questionnaire but its too long and there are many items which need to be qualitatively answered.

The reason for this question is that two individuals diagnosed with PTSD can have very different symptom profiles.

Hi all.

I am doing a brain imaging DTI meta-analysis in PTSD patients. There are 2 articles which use the same subjects but the subjects were scan in different time point (one at 6 month and one at 24 month) and the results are also different. In this case. Should include both of the studies in my meta-analysis?

It is oft-cited that people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have low levels of cortisol and/or a hyporeactive hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, whereas people with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)/major depressive disorder (MDD) have elevated cortisol levels and/or hyperreactive HPA axes. I'm wondering (1) how psychobiological mechanisms may account for these differences (2) and what this entails for the definitions of stress, anxiety, and trauma.

We are writing a paper on Prolonged Exposure Therapy for people with schizophrenia and PTSD, and can't find any theoretic arguments/litterature for NOT using PE with people with schizophrenia? We can see that they are often excluded from studies but we can't find any theoretic reason why?

I am looking for papers (or other resources) addressing the treatment of comorbid (non-veteran) posttraumatic stress disorder and schizophrenia. I haven't had any difficulty finding materials on epidemiology or differential diagnosis, but I keep on hitting a brick wall when it comes to studies on treatment.