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Burns of the head and neck – from physiological to psychological impact [PDF]

Romanian Medical Journal, 2022
Burn injuries have a long-term negative impact on patients, families, and healthcare systems, and prevention remains the primary goal. Head and neck lesions have a reported prevalence between 6-65.6%, sometimes even 95.1%.
Mirela Tiglis, Serban Arghir Popescu, Tiberiu Paul Neagu, Ioan Lascar   +3 more
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Heterogeneity of posttraumatic stress symptomatology and social connectedness in treatment-seeking military veterans: a longitudinal examination

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2019
Elucidating whether PTSD symptoms predict poorer social connectedness over time (i.e. social erosion) and/or that poor social connectedness contributes to maintenance of PTSD (i.e.
Lauren M. Sippel, Laura E. Watkins, Robert H. Pietrzak, Rani Hoff, Ilan Harpaz-Rotem   +4 more
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Screening for intimate partner violence in healthcare settings: An implementation-oriented systematic review

Implementation Research and Practice, 2021
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a population health problem affecting millions of women worldwide. Screening for IPV within healthcare settings can identify women who experience IPV and inform counseling, referrals, and interventions to ...
Christopher J Miller, Omonyêlé L Adjognon, Julianne E Brady, Melissa E Dichter, Katherine M Iverson   +4 more
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Changes in attachment dimensions during the treatment of acute post-traumatic stress disorder in sexually assaulted Brazilian women

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionAttachment patterns are established during early childhood; however, extreme experiences throughout life may change this structure, either toward attachment security or insecurity.
Mariana Rangel Maciel, Vinicius Fernando Calsavara, Cecilia Zylberstajn, Marcelo Feijo Mello, Bruno Messina Coimbra, Bruno Messina Coimbra, Bruno Messina Coimbra, Andrea Feijo Mello   +7 more
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On the concordance between CAPS-5 and PCL-5 scores

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: As reported in this journal, Resick and colleagues (2023) investigated discrepancies between scores from two widely used PTSD measures: the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5; Weathers et al., 2013) and the PTSD Checklist for
Daniel J. Lee, Frank W. Weathers, Michelle J. Bovin, Brian P. Marx   +3 more
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Dog ownership may promote cardiometabolic health in U.S. military veterans

Scientific Reports, 2023
Dog ownership has been associated with reduced cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in civilian epidemiological samples. Associations between dog ownership and cardiometabolic disease were examined in the 2019–2020 wave of the National Health and ...
Steven H. Woodward, Stephen R. Baldassarri, Robert H. Pietrzak   +2 more
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Autonomic regulation during sleep in PTSD

Neurobiology of Stress, 2022
The following article reviews the existing data on autonomic nervous system status in posttraumatic stress disorder. This review is embedded in a framework that considers the comparative ethology of sleep under threat.
Steven H. Woodward
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Key Mechanisms and Potential Targets of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2020
Neurodegenerative diseases are neuronal disorders characterized by the loss of a large number of neurons in the human brain. Innate immunity-mediated neuroinflammation actively contributes to the onset and progression of neurodegenerative diseases ...
Yadi Guan, Yadi Guan, Fang Han
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Well-being of Canadian Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Veteran well-being study

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2022
Background The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionally affected different population groups. Veterans are more likely to have pre-existing mental health conditions compared to the general Canadian population, experience compounded ...
J. Don Richardson, Kate St Cyr, Callista Forchuk, Jenny J. W. Liu, Rachel A. Plouffe, Tri Le, Dominic Gargala, Erisa Deda, Vanessa Soares, Fardous Hosseiny, Patrick Smith, Gabrielle Dupuis, Maya Roth, Andrew Bridgen, Michelle Marlborough, Rakesh Jetly, Alexandra Heber, Ruth Lanius, Anthony Nazarov   +18 more
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Tinnitus among post-9/11 veterans: psychiatric comorbidity and associations with health and functional outcomes

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: Tinnitus is common among Veterans and is associated with PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI).Objective: To characterize tinnitus and examine the overlap of tinnitus, PTSD, and TBI and their relative associations with sleep disturbance ...
Beth M. McCormick, Sara E. Wallander, Mark W. Miller, Xiang Zhao, William P. Milberg, Catherine B. Fortier, Erika J. Wolf   +6 more
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