Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Birthmothers

1993 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Wells
Keyword(s):  
International Society ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
World Conference ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
First Time

Adoption was included for the first time at the world conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies last Easter in Amsterdam. Sue Wells presents extracts from her presentation to the conference, based upon her own research as a birthmother.

Post-traumatic stress disorder and the association with overweight, obesity, and weight change among individuals exposed to the World Trade Center disaster, 2003–2016

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Erin Takemoto ◽  
Katherine R. Van Oss ◽  
Shadi Chamany ◽  
Jennifer Brite ◽  
Robert Brackbill
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Weight Change ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
The World ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Among Veterans, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to be associated with obesity and accelerated weight gain. Less is known among the general population. We sought to determine the impact of PTSD on body mass index (BMI) and weight change among individuals with exposure to the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster. Methods We examined individuals from the WTC Health Registry. PTSD symptoms were assessed on multiple surveys (Waves 1–4) using the PTSD Checklist-Specific. Three categories of post-9/11 PTSD were derived: no, intermittent, and persistent. We examined two outcomes: (1) Wave 3 BMI (normal, overweight, and obese) and (2) weight change between Waves 3 and 4. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the association between PTSD and BMI (N = 34 958) and generalized estimating equations to assess the impact of PTSD on weight change (N = 26 532). Sex- and age-stratified analyses were adjusted for a priori confounders. Results At Wave 3, the observed prevalence of obesity was highest among the persistent (39.5%) and intermittent PTSD (36.6%) groups, compared to the no PTSD group (29.3%). In adjusted models, persistent and intermittent PTSD were consistently associated with a higher odds of obesity. Weight gain was similar across all groups, but those with persistent and intermittent PTSD had higher estimated group-specific mean weights across time. Conclusions Our findings that those with a history of PTSD post-9/11 were more likely to have obesity is consistent with existing literature. These findings reaffirm the need for an interdisciplinary focus on physical and mental health to improve health outcomes.

The Neuropsychiatry of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

1988 ◽  
Vol 152 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. P. Burges Watson ◽  
L. Hoffman ◽  
G. V. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Psychosocial Issues ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Biological Perspective ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Psychosocial Approaches ◽  
First Time

The publication of DSM-III introduced the diagnosis Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), thus providing, for the first time, a framework for studying the consequences of extremely stressful events. Previously, traumatic neuroses had attracted a wide variety of labels – as wide as the experiences that produced them. Competing explanations in psychological and biological terms have characterised the approach to these disorders, and social and legal issues have added to the confusion. In recent years, psychosocial issues have tended to dominate the literature in relation to PTSD. While acknowledging the importance of such phenomenological and psychosocial approaches, this paper seeks to redress the balance by focusing on a biological perspective.

scholarly journals Post-traumatic stress disorder associated with natural and human-made disasters in the World Mental Health Surveys

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Bromet ◽  
L. Atwoli ◽  
N. Kawakami ◽  
F. Navarro-Mateu ◽  
P. Piotrowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
The World ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Ptsd Prevalence

BackgroundResearch on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following natural and human-made disasters has been undertaken for more than three decades. Although PTSD prevalence estimates vary widely, most are in the 20–40% range in disaster-focused studies but considerably lower (3–5%) in the few general population epidemiological surveys that evaluated disaster-related PTSD as part of a broader clinical assessment. The World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys provide an opportunity to examine disaster-related PTSD in representative general population surveys across a much wider range of sites than in previous studies.MethodAlthough disaster-related PTSD was evaluated in 18 WMH surveys, only six in high-income countries had enough respondents for a risk factor analysis. Predictors considered were socio-demographics, disaster characteristics, and pre-disaster vulnerability factors (childhood family adversities, prior traumatic experiences, and prior mental disorders).ResultsDisaster-related PTSD prevalence was 0.0–3.8% among adult (ages 18+) WMH respondents and was significantly related to high education, serious injury or death of someone close, forced displacement from home, and pre-existing vulnerabilities (prior childhood family adversities, other traumas, and mental disorders). Of PTSD cases 44.5% were among the 5% of respondents classified by the model as having highest PTSD risk.ConclusionDisaster-related PTSD is uncommon in high-income WMH countries. Risk factors are consistent with prior research: severity of exposure, history of prior stress exposure, and pre-existing mental disorders. The high concentration of PTSD among respondents with high predicted risk in our model supports the focus of screening assessments that identify disaster survivors most in need of preventive interventions.

Physical fatigue and the morfofunctional state of myocardium in experimental chronic stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 485 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-250
Author(s):  
M. V. Kondashevskaya ◽  
V. E. Tseylikman ◽  
M. V. Komelkova ◽  
M. S. Lapshin ◽  
A. P. Sarapultsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between skeletal muscle fatigue and morpho-functional alterations in the myocardium was analyzed for the first time in Wistar male rats exposed to chronic stress. Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with signs of increased oxidative stress, which apparently induced the changes in cardiomyocyte structural components and the acceleration of skeletal and muscular fatigue.

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