Posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiometabolic disease

AB Levine, LM Levine, TB Levine - Cardiology, 2013 - karger.com
The need for addressing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among combat veterans
returning from Afghanistan and Iraq is a growing public health concern. Current PTSD …

Military risk factors for cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's disease

DP Veitch, KE Friedl… - Current Alzheimer …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Delayed neurological health consequences of environmental exposures during military
service have been generally underappreciated. The rapidly expanding understanding of …

Childhood gender nonconformity: A risk indicator for childhood abuse and posttraumatic stress in youth

AL Roberts, M Rosario, HL Corliss, KC Koenen… - …, 2012 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Childhood gender nonconformity has been associated with poorer
relationships with parents, but it is unknown if childhood gender nonconformity is associated …

The association of posttraumatic stress disorder and metabolic syndrome: a study of increased health risk in veterans

PS Heppner, EF Crawford, UA Haji, N Afari, RL Hauger… - BMC medicine, 2009 - Springer
Background There is accumulating evidence for a link between trauma exposure,
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and diminished health status. To assess PTSD-related …

Metabolic syndrome in people suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Bartoli, G Carra, C Crocamo, D Carretta… - … syndrome and related …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Background: Previous reports showed a high prevalence of obesity, diabetes, hypertension,
and dyslipidemia among people suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Posttraumatic stress disorder is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome in an impoverished urban population

T Weiss, K Skelton, J Phifer, T Jovanovic… - General hospital …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Metabolic syndrome is associated with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease
and diabetes and has increased prevalence in low-income African Americans, which …

Women in recovery from PTSD have similar inflammation and quality of life as non-traumatized controls

JM Gill, L Saligan, H Lee, S Rotolo… - Journal of psychosomatic …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with greater concentrations
of inflammatory biomarkers as well as substantial medical burden; however, it is not clear if …

Stress-and PTSD-associated obesity and metabolic dysfunction: a growing problem requiring further research and novel treatments

OM Farr, DM Sloan, TM Keane… - Metabolism-Clinical …, 2014 - metabolismjournal.com
Obesity and its associated metabolic problems are increasing in prevalence and pose a
tremendous threat to human health nationally and worldwide [1]. Approximately a third of the …

Gender differences in the long‐term associations between posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms: Findings from the detroit neighborhood health …

D Horesh, SR Lowe, S Galea, M Uddin… - Depression and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are known to be highly
comorbid. However, previous findings regarding the nature of this comorbidity have been …

Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome

H Jin, NM Lanouette, S Mudaliar, R Henry… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Few studies have compared prevalence rates of metabolic abnormalities in
antipsychotic-treated patients with different psychiatric disorders, including posttraumatic …