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Pivotal study finds link between PTSD and dementia
(Wiley-Blackwell) Results of a study reported in the September
issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest
that Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a
greater risk for dementia than veterans without PTSD, even those
who suffered traumatic injuries during combat.
Sleep problems are common in US soldiers returning from wartime deployment
Study shows that 86 percent of participants had sleep disturbances
upon return from deployment and 45 days later even though the
majority of them had no signs of post-traumatic stress disorder or
depression. Soldiers were more likely to have sleep disturbances if
they had a personal history of sleep problems, symptoms of physical
illness or mild traumatic brain injury. The study involved 58 US
soldiers between the ages of 23 and 58 years.
UW researchers find long-term brain injuries in soldiers after blast exposure–Seattle Times
In today’s Seattle Times Hal Bernton reports that Seattle
researchers have found “long-term changes in brain functions
of Iraq veterans exposed to blast shock waves.” Bernton
writes that some researchers believe that the brain “quickly
heals from mild brain trauma and that lingering symptoms result
from other problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder. But
this study [...]
Army Misdiagnoses Hundreds with Personality Disorders Instead of PTSD
A new Associated Press article out this week suggests that the U.S.
Army may have misdiagnosed hundreds of soldiers with a personality
disorder, rather than with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Soldiers who carry a diagnosis of a personality disorder often face
being discharged, and find that their access to military and health
benefits cut at [...]
Depression affects how women with PMDD respond to stress, pain
A severe mood disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, affects 5
percent to 7 percent of all women of reproductive age in the United
States, but it is often misdiagnosed as major depression or other
mood disorder. A recent study further establishes that PMDD is
biologically different, and that women with PMDD who have
experienced depression could make up a subset.
