Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in 12–25% of survivors of acute life‐threatening
medical events such as heart attack, stroke, and cancer, and is associated with recurrence of …

Introduction As the study of psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
has evolved, it has broadened to include non-traditional stressors or situations that share …

There are now replicated findings that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms
related to the September 11, 2001, attacks occurred in large numbers of persons who did …

Objective Elevated inflammation has been repeatedly observed in posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and it may drive the development of both psychiatric symptoms and …

Objective: This study aimed to develop a multiple-indicator multiple-cause model (MIMIC) to
describe the relationship among posttraumatic stress (PTSD) responses, general health …

Background: Recent studies find a correlation between attentional threat avoidance under
stress and posttraumatic stress symptoms. In this study, we assessed this association …

The present study applied latent class analysis to a sample of 810 participants residing in
southern Mississippi at the time of Hurricane Katrina to determine if people would report …

Abstract According to Edmondson's Enduring Somatic Threat (EST) Model of PTSD Due to
Acute Life-Threatening Medical Events, the nature of PTSD in the context of illness may …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a fairly common psychiatric disorder that is
associated with a lifetime prevalence of approximately 9% in the United States. In light of …

Evidence indicates that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant risk factor for
the development and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Most explanations for …