A review assessing the current treatment strategies for postnatal psychological morbidity with a focus on post-traumatic stress disorder

Midwifery ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Peeler ◽  
Man C. Chung ◽  
Jacqui Stedmon ◽  
Heather Skirton
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Current Treatment ◽  
Psychological Morbidity ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression in Korean War veterans 50 years after the war

2007 ◽  
Vol 190 (6) ◽  
pp. 475-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian F. Ikin ◽  
Malcolm R. Sim ◽  
Dean P. McKenzie ◽  
Keith W A. Horsley ◽  
Eileen J. Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Korean War ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychological Morbidity ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Post Traumatic

BackgroundThere has been no comprehensive investigation of psychological health in Australia's Korean War veteran population, and few researchers are investigating the health of coalition Korean War veterans into old age.AimsTo investigate the association between war service, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in Australia's 7525 surviving male Korean War veterans and a community comparison group.MethodA survey was conducted using a self-report postal questionnaire which included the PTSD Checklist, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale and the Combat Exposure Scale.ResultsPost-traumatic stress disorder (OR 6.63, P <0.001), anxiety (OR 5.74, P <0.001) and depression (OR 5.45, P <0.001) were more prevalent in veterans than in the comparison group. These disorders were strongly associated with heavy combat and low rank.ConclusionsEffective intervention is necessary to reduce the considerable psychological morbidity experienced by Korean War veterans. Attention to risk factors and early intervention will be necessary to prevent similar long-term psychological morbidity in veterans of more recent conflicts.

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