Search results for "PTSD"
Caring for ex-prisoners presents management challenges
When caring for patients who have been released from prison, internists must consider the economic and social obstacles that can impact the plan of care, as well as the difficulty of coordinating with jails and prisons and obtaining patients' medical records.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/09/caring-for-ex-prisoners-presents-management-challenges.htm
1 Sep 2017
Caring for veterans outside the VA system
About three-fourths of nearly 22 million veterans get some or all of their outpatient medical treatment outside the VA health system, creating a need for identifying these patients in a practice and screening for potential physical and mental symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/07/caring-for-veterans-outside-the-va-system.htm
1 Jul 2017
Screening for PTSD after life-threatening medical events
Internists are in position to screen for and spot signs of post-traumatic stress disorder following life-threatening medical events such as heart attack and stroke. Yet this is not always part of usual care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/ptsd.htm
1 Nov 2015
Cholesterol management becomes more complicated
This issue covers topics such as cholesterol management, wearable health care technology, and post-traumatic stress disorder after a life-threatening illness.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/editors.htm
1 Nov 2015
Mind-body role may matter in heart disease
Research is increasingly indicating a relationship, if not a causal link, between depression and anxiety and heart disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/heart-disease.htm
1 Oct 2015
Study underscores prevalence of PTSD, comorbid depression among Vietnam vets
Researchers concluded that about 271,000 Vietnam war-zone veterans have current full PTSD plus subthreshold war-zone PTSD, and one-third of them have current major depressive disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/07/28/2.htm
28 Jul 2015
Don't be anxious about psychiatric diagnoses
Tips can help physicians with the screening and treatment of mental disorders seen in primary care, including somatoform, bipolar and anxiety disorders.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/06/psychiatry.htm
1 Jun 2013
Heart attacks may lead to PTSD, analysis finds
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is relatively common among survivors of acute coronary syndrome and is associated with worse outcomes, according to a new meta-analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/26/1.htm
26 Jun 2012
Mental health diagnoses in veterans associated with increased risk of opioid use
Military veterans who have received a mental health diagnosis, in particular post-traumatic stress disorder, are more likely to be prescribed opioids, have high-risk opioid use, and experience adverse outcomes, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/13/2.htm
13 Mar 2012
Free, interactive online training series on post-traumatic stress disorder
The Home Base Program, in collaboration with the Veterans Administration's National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is offering a new 14-part training series, “From the War Zone to the Home Front: Supporting the Mental Health of Veterans and Families.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/06/9.htm
6 Mar 2012