Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Disease: A Review of the Evidence

A. Dedert, Eric; S. Calhoun, Patrick; L. Watkins, Lana; Sherwood, Andrew; C. Beckham, Jean

doi:10.1007/s12160-010-9165-9

Public

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Disease: A Review of the Evidence

Published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine • Feb 1, 2010

Authors:

Eric A. Dedert

Patrick S. Calhoun

Lana L. Watkins

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic disease. PURPOSE: The purpose of the current review is to evaluate the evidence suggesting that PTSD increases cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors, and to identify possible biomarkers...

Subject

Disease

Psychosocial

Clinical psychology

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!