scholarly journals CAM and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Hankey
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Brain Function ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
System Function ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Nervous System Function ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Vietnam War Veterans

In the form of the Transcendental Meditation program CAM offers a method of eliminating deep-rooted stress, the efficacy of which has been demonstrated in several related studies. Any discussion of CAM and post-traumatic stress disorder should include a study of its application to Vietnam War Veterans in which improvements were observed on all variables, and several participants were able to return to work after several years of being unable to hold a job. The intervention has been studied for its impact on brain and autonomic nervous system function. It has been found to be highly effective against other stress-related conditions such as hypertension, and to improve brain coherence—a measure of effective brain function. It should be considered a possible ‘new and improved mode of treatment’ for PTSD, and further studies of its application made.

Factitious post-traumatic stress disorder revisited

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher F Fear
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Clinical Syndrome ◽  
Factitious Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Vietnam War Veterans

AbstractFactitious post-traumatic stress disorder, a variant of the psychological Munchausen syndrome, was first recognised in Vietnam war veterans but has not been described since. The case is described of a young man who claimed to have been involved in a fishingdisaster, feigning the symptoms to post-traumatic stress disorder to gain admission to hospital This appears to be a novel presentation of a Munchausen variant which has not been describedin connection with peace time disasters. It would appear that the psychopathology of factitious disorder, like that of other phenomena, such as delusions, is keeping pace with the views ofsocietyand current media concerns. This issue is discussed in the context of a review of recently reported variants of this interesting clinical syndrome.

Physical comorbidities of post‐traumatic stress disorder in Australian Vietnam War veterans

2017 ◽  
Vol 206 (6) ◽  
pp. 251-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C McLeay ◽  
Wendy M Harvey ◽  
Madeline NM Romaniuk ◽  
Darrell HG Crawford ◽  
David M Colquhoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Vietnam War Veterans

scholarly journals Caesar in Vietnam: Did Roman Soldiers Suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

2011 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
AISLINN MELCHIOR
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Vietnam War ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Ancient World ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Post Traumatic

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) made its first appearance in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, partly as a result of the ongoing treatment of veterans from the Vietnam War. Although PTSD is not only or even primarily a disorder caused by combat, combat is a regular trigger and my chief concern in what follows. Therefore I will not be examining such evidence as exists for the psychological traumas of civilians in the ancient world who were exposed to violence, rape, enslavement, or the execution of family members in the context of conquest. My focus is on the soldier.

The Effects of Explosive Blast as Compared to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder on Brain Function and Structure

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott R. Sponheim ◽  
Melissa Polusny ◽  
Michael Rath ◽  
Kelvin Lim ◽  
Kathryn McGuire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Brain Function ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic
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