scholarly journals Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Women with Normal Vaginal Delivery and Those with Caesarian Section

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Rajani ◽  
Nasrin Sharifi ◽  
Arash Mani ◽  
Marzieh Akbarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Caesarian Section ◽  
Normal Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Vaginal Deliveries ◽  
Post Traumatic

: Childbirth causes intense emotional arousal that may cause traumatic psychological symptoms in some women. This study investigated the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women with normal vaginal delivery and those with caesarian section. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in selected health centers affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2018. The samples included 714 patients (328 vaginal deliveries and 386 cesarean deliveries). Sampling was performed using the convenience sampling method in two cluster stages after selecting the clinic. Mothers were determined to be traumatic in their delivery according to criterion A in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Version DSM-IV (with four questions). Then, a demographics checklist and a stress disorder questionnaire were filled out for all the mothers after a traumatic delivery through interviews. The prevalence of postpartum stress disorder was higher in the cesarean section group (10.8%) than in the normal vaginal delivery group (10%), but this difference was not significant (P = 0.275). Although the prevalence of PTSD between the two groups was not significant, the prevalence of PTSD was significantly higher in this study than in reports from other countries. This highlights the need for targeted interventions to reduce this disorder.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of the Frequency of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Women Undergoing Normal Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahri SSZ ◽  
Sayyedalhosseini S
Keyword(s):  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Normal Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Stressful Event ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Women And Trauma

Introduction and Objective: Childbirth may be a stressful event for some women and trauma that some of them experienced during childbirth can cause Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of PTSD among women with Normal Vaginal Delivery (NVD) and cesarean section (C-Section).

scholarly journals Olfactory identification dysfunction, aggression and impulsivity in war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Dileo ◽  
W. J. Brewer ◽  
M. Hopwood ◽  
V. Anderson ◽  
M. Creamer
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
War Veterans ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Olfactory Identification ◽  
Post Traumatic

BackgroundDue to neuropsychological conceptualizations of orbitoprefrontal cortex (OFC) dysfunction underpinning impulsive aggression and the incidence of such behaviour in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this study aimed to explore olfactory identification (OI) ability in war veterans with PTSD as a probe of putative OFC dysfunction; and to explore the utility of OI ability in predicting aggressive and impulsive behavior in this clinical population.MethodParticipants comprised 31 out-patient male war veterans with PTSD (mean=58.23 years, s.d.=2.56) recruited from a Melbourne Veterans Psychiatry Unit, and 31 healthy age- and gender-matched controls (mean=56.84 years, s.d.=7.24). All participants were assessed on clinical measures of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and alcohol misuse; olfactory identification; neurocognitive measures of dorsolateral prefrontal, lateral prefrontal and mesial temporal functioning; and self-report measures of aggression and impulsivity.ResultsWar veterans with PTSD exhibited significant OI deficits (OIDs) compared to controls, despite uncompromised performance on cognitive measures. OIDs remained after covaring for IQ, anxiety, depression and alcohol misuse, and were significant predictors of aggression and impulsivity.ConclusionsThis research contributes to emerging evidence of orbitoprefrontal dysfunction in the pathophysiology underlying PTSD. This is the first study to report OIDs as a predictor of aggression and impulsivity in this clinical population. It prompts further exploration of the potential diagnostic utility of OIDs in the assessment of PTSD. Such measures may help delineate the clinical complexity of PTSD, and support more targeted interventions for individuals with a greater susceptibility to aggressive and impulsive behaviors.

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