PTSD and mood disorders in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients: is more psychological assessment needed?

Introduction: The aim of this review is to identify common mood concerns in ICD patients and suggest brief psychological screeners essential for early detection and monitoring in patient care.

Areas Covered: Reliable and valid psychological assessment tools are reviewed, including those specifically designed for ICD patient populations.

Expert Opinion: Psychological assessment, in combination with cardiologic standard of care, can help overcome many barriers associated with poor implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) management and related cardiovascular outcomes.

Public Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Knowledge: Sources, Accuracy and Confidence.

The goal of this study was to examine the general public's level of accuracy and confidence in knowledge of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), as well as information sources. This study also explored how these factors affected comfort in allowing children to play a high-contact sport. This study utilized online surveys and included 529 participants.

Addressing PTSD in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Patients: State-of-the-Art Management of ICD Shock and PTSD.

Purpose Of Review: This paper reviews the unique processes and treatments of post-traumatic stress in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients and posits specific clinical management recommendations.

Recent Findings: PTSD is a common presenting problem for a prospective ICD patient and is a common response to ICD shocks. Approximately 32% of patients with sudden cardiac arrest report significant PTSD symptoms.

Behavioral and exercise interventions for sleep dysfunction in the elderly: a brief review and future directions.

Purpose: The impact of sleep-related changes and disorders in the geriatric populations are of utmost concern due to health consequences and increased risk of injury as well as injuring others as a result of poor sleep. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief review of the current state of the literature with regard to sleep, aging, common non-pharmacological interventions, and the potential use of exercise in combination with behavioral interventions.

Methods: Initially, this manuscript focuses on a brief (nonsystematic) review of sleep parameters and physiology that are associated with the aging process.