Blunted Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity in Fibromyalgia With Comorbid PTSD
For women with fibromyalgia, comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder may contribute to blunted cardiovascular reactivity to stress.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Predicting Suicidal Ideation in Veterans With Chronic Pain
A number of factors including chronic pain co-occurring with posttraumatic stress disorder and pain interference may predict suicidal ideation and violent impulses in US veterans with chronic pain.
Sleep Quality May Mediate the Association Between Pain and PTSD Symptom Severity in Youth With Chronic Pain
Greater severity of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may be associated with higher levels of pain intensity and pain interference in pediatric patients with chronic pain, and this relationship may be partly mediated by sleep quality.
Sleep Quality, PTSD Symptoms, and Chronic Pain in Youth
For youth with chronic pain, researchers found that sleep quality partially mediated the relationships between PTSD and pain intensity and interference.
PTSD Symptoms and Patient-Related Outcomes in Chronic Pain
Patients with chronic pain and ≥1 posttraumatic stress disorder symptom, particularly numbness or detachment, have poor pain-related outcomes.
Providing Support, Therapy for Patients Who Are Victims of Sexual Harassment
An expert shares his insight on how victims of sexual harassment respond to trauma, and how you can best support your patients who have experienced sexual harassment or abuse.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder May Predict Headache-Related Disability After Traumatic Physical Injury
Investigators assessed single-incident traumatic physical injury survivors for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and a composite of depression and anxiety symptoms.
Risk for Suicide in Patients With Migraine and Psychiatric Comorbidities
Although patients with migraine appear to be at a higher risk for suicide than the general population, migraineurs diagnosed with depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder do not show a suicide association.
Pain Catastrophizing May Mediate Child Pain Associated With Parent, Child PTSD
Catastrophic thinking about pain in children may mediate the relationship between chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder in both children and parents.
Sleep and the Relationship Between Pediatric Pain and Traumatic Stress
Poor sleep quality partially mediates relationships between post-traumatic stress syndrome and severity of chronic pain in pediatric patients.
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