Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops in a subset of individuals upon exposure to
traumatic stress. In addition to well-defined psychological and behavioral symptoms, some …

In this paper, a first in a Series of two, we look at the evidence for an association of post-
traumatic stress disorder with incident cardiovascular disease risk and the mechanisms that …

Background Acute coronary syndromes (ACS; myocardial infarction or unstable angina) can
induce posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and ACS-induced PTSD may increase …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in 12–25% of survivors of acute life‐threatening
medical events such as heart attack, stroke, and cancer, and is associated with recurrence of …

Objective: To examine prospectively early-age heart disease (HD) among a national random
sample of 4328 male Vietnam veterans, who did not have HD at baseline in 1985. Studies …

OBJECTIVE: Screening for emotional distress in newly arrived refugees is not a standard
practice due to multiple barriers, one being the absence of a valid screening instrument for …

Introduction There is no consistent definition of burnout. It is neither a defined diagnosis in
ICD-10 nor in DSM-IV. Yet it is diagnosed by office-based doctors and clinicians. Mainly due …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may increase cardiovascular risk but the
psychophysiological mechanisms involved are elusive. We hypothesized that …

Background Chronic inflammation may be involved in combat-related post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) and may help explain comorbid physical diseases. However, the extent to …

INTRODUCTION: Recent evidence implicates a cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.
Because vagus nerve activity mediates some heart rate variability (HRV), this qualitative …