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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Revisited

Psychosomatic Medicine, 2002
In this review we trace the history of and professional discussion on psychological traumatization due to "railroad spine syndrome," "shell-shock syndrome," and "war neuroses," as well as the more or less endemic "posttraumatic stress disorder" of today. Psychological trauma engenders longlasting consequences in the biological, intrapsychic, and social
Friedhelm, Lamprecht, Martin, Sack
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Pharmacotherapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

2013
Advances in the basic neuroscience of fear conditioning and extinction, as well as in the clinical neuroscience of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), have laid the foundations for research on the pharmacotherapy of PTSD. Clinical trials have ranged from early work on tricyclic antidepressants and benzodiazepines through to more recently introduced ...
Anthony, Koller, Dan J, Stein
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Migraine

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, 2009
Objective.— To evaluate the relative frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in episodic migraine (EM) and chronic daily headache (CDH) sufferers and the impact on headache‐related disability. Background.— Approximately 8% of
B Lee, Peterlin, Gretchen E, Tietjen, Jan L, Brandes, Susan M, Rubin, Ellen, Drexler, Jeffrey R, Lidicker, Sarah, Meng   +6 more
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The DST and posttraumatic stress disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1987
The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was administered to 28 male combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Six subjects (21%) were nonsuppressors. The nonsuppression rates for the subgroups with and without major depressive disorder according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria were 50% and 6%, respectively.
H, Kudler, J, Davidson, K, Meador, S, Lipper, T, Ely   +4 more
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Murderers

Journal of Forensic Sciences, 1986
Abstract Three case histories of men who suffered posttraumatic stress disorders after committing homicides are presented. These men were relatively young and had chaotic childhoods and minimal criminal histories. Each had killed a woman with whom he had a significant but intensely turbulent emotional relationship.
B, Harry, P J, Resnick
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder amd Agression

NATO science for peace and security series. Sub-series E, Human and societal dynamics, 2010
Aggression and/or impulsivity are frequent characteristics of the patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even the DSM-IV criteria include "irritability and outbursts of anger" as one of persistent symptoms of increased arousal. In this paper the autors will review recent theoris regarding aggression in the patients with posttraumatic ...
Kozarić-Kovačić, Dragica, Grubišić-Ilić, Mirjana, Marinić, Igor   +2 more
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Genetics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

CNS Spectrums, 2003
ABSTRACTPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent anxiety disorder marked by behavioral, physiologic, and hormonal alterations. PTSD is disabling and commonly follows a chronic course. The etiology of PTSD is unknown, although exposure to a traumatic event constitutes a necessary, but not sufficient, factor.
Ronnen H, Segman, Arieh Y, Shalev
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Heparin and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Although further studies are needed, preliminary findings suggest the possible clinical efficacy of heparin in improving post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) symptoms, and potentially averting subsequent thrombotic sequalae. Regardless of the mechanistic relationship between heparin and the pathogenesis of PTSD, there are some plausible biological ...
Lippi, Giuseppe, Favaloro, Emmanuel J
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THE BIOLOGIC BASIS OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1993
The psychological effects of trauma are accompanied by biologic changes in the stress response that persist when people develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article explores the nature of this altered stress response; provides a review of the symptomatology of PTSD; describes how developmental level affects the biology of the trauma ...
B A, van der Kolk, R E, Fisler
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Aging

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2016
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not typically viewed as a prototypic mental health concern in the context of geriatric mental health; however, it is profoundly important for clinicians and researchers in geriatric psychiatry to attend to this condition.
Barton W, Palmer, Murray A, Raskind
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