PTSD in Focus
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Is PTSD a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease?
Using data from the Veterans Health Administration, investigators conducted a retrospective analysis to examine the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and Parkinson’s disease.
Major Psychiatric Disorders Risk is Elevated in Pediatric ICU Survivors
A nationwide study in Taiwan found that children and adolescents who received intensive care treatment have a significantly increased risk of developing various major psychiatric disorders.
A Tangled Web: Childhood Maltreatment, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Biological Aging
Psychiatric symptoms may worsen biological aging in individuals with a history of childhood maltreatment.
Messing with Your Head: Hurricanes, Flooding, and Heatwaves Increase the Risk of Some Mental Disorders
Natural disasters have a complex impact on communities. These investigators found that higher risks of PTSD, anxiety, and depression were observed related to regionally relevant hazards.
Physician PTSD During COVID-19: The Unseen Toll
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in physicians is significantly higher than in the general population and higher than it was in physicians prior to the pandemic.
PTSD Risk Increases in Caregivers After an ICU-Related Loss
Family members/caregivers of patients who die after being hospitalized in the intensive care unit are at risk for developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Having neuroticism increases this risk.