scholarly journals Second World War veterans with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 211-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick J. ⊘rner ◽  
Wolter S. de Loos
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
World War ◽  
Patient Reports ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Present Case Study ◽  
Second World

The present case study describes a typically complex clinical presentation of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffered by a Second World War veteran and advises on multi-disciplinary out-patient management extending to acute hospital care. Limited symptomatic impact of psychological and psychopharmacological therapies is discussed, and related to patient reports of satisfaction with therapeutic outcome.

Full and Partial Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among World War II Prisoners of War

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 187-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Favaro ◽  
Elena Tenconi ◽  
Giovanni Colombo ◽  
Paolo Santonastaso
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
World War ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among World War II Mustard Gas Test Participants

1996 ◽  
Vol 161 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula P. Schnurr ◽  
Matthew J. Friedman ◽  
Bonnie L. Green
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Mustard Gas ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
World War ◽  
Post Traumatic

Delayed Onset Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in World war Ii Veterans

1994 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 439-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Herrmann ◽  
G. Eryavec
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Medical Illness ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
World War ◽  
Delayed Onset ◽  
World War Ii Veterans ◽  
Post Traumatic

Delayed onset post-traumatic stress disorder is an underreported condition in World War II veterans. There is little agreement about the etiology of this syndrome. Two cases of post-traumatic stress disorder in World War II veterans whose individual onset was delayed for over 30 years are described. These veterans developed the symptoms associated with the stresses of late life including bereavement, social isolation and chronic medical illness. Theories regarding the etiology of this syndrome are reviewed and a hypothesis suggesting a heterogeneous condition is presented.

World War II-related post-traumatic stress disorder and breast cancer risk among Israeli women: a case-control study

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 499-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neomi Vin-Raviv ◽  
Rachel Dekel ◽  
Micha Barchana ◽  
Shai Linn ◽  
Lital Keinan-Boker
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Latency Period ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
World War ◽  
Post Traumatic

ABSTRACTBackground:Several studies have suggested that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is related to adverse health outcomes. There are limited data on PTSD and cancer, which has a long latency period. We investigated the association between World War II (WWII)-related PTSD and subsequent breast cancer (BC) risk among Jewish WWII survivors and examined whether this association was modified by exposure to hunger during WWII.Methods:We compared 65 BC patients diagnosed in 2005 through 2010 to 200 population-based controls who were members of various organizations for Jewish WWII survivors in Israel. All participants were born in Europe, lived at least six months under Nazi rule during WWII, and immigrated to Israel after the war. We estimated PTSD using the PTSD Inventory and applied logistic regression models to estimate the association between WWII-related PTSD and BC, adjusting for potential confounders.Results:We observed a linear association between WWII-related PTSD and BC risk. This association remained significant following adjustment for potential confounders, including obesity, alcohol consumption, smoking, age during WWII, hunger exposure during WWII, and total number of traumatic life events (OR = 2.89, 95% CI = 1.14–7.31). However, the level of hunger exposure during WWII modified this effect significantly.Conclusions:These findings suggest an independent association between WWII-related PTSD and subsequent BC risk in Jewish WWII survivors that is modified by hunger, a novel finding. Future research is needed to further explore these findings.

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