Prospective Examination of Early Associations of Iraq War Zone Deployment, Combat Severity, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with New Incident Medical Diagnoses.

War zone deployment and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been associated with morbidity and mortality decades later. Less is known about the associations between these variables and the early emergence of medical disorders in war zone veterans. This prospective study of 862 U.

Impact of Psychological Distress on Prostate Cancer Screening in U.S. Military Veterans.

The benefit of routine prostate cancer screening is currently under debate; however, many experts recommend that men with elevated risk for the disease discuss the potential risks and benefits of screening with their health care team. Psychological factors have been negatively associated with preventive health behaviors such as cancer screenings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of depressive and trauma-related symptoms on prostate cancer screening behaviors and relevant health care perceptions among a sample of U.

Psychosocial issues and mental health treatment recommendations for patients with hepatitis C.

Background: Mental health needs of patients with HCV are increasingly being addressed in medical contexts.

Objective: The authors review the psychosocial issues relevant to patients with hepatitis C and provide mental health treatment recommendations.

Findings: Patients with HCV are faced with a number of challenges, including adjustment to a chronic medical illness, management of symptoms and treatment side effects, and making and maintaining lifestyle changes.

Relationship between hot flashes and distress in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

Objective: Side effects of cancer treatment have been found to have a significant impact on patients' psychological well-being. Each of the primary treatment options for prostate cancer is associated with significant side effects that can have a dramatic impact on quality of life. Hot flashes are a notable side effect of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and a potential source of distress due to their episodic nature and low frequency in a normal aging male population.

Preoperative psychosocial evaluation of penile prosthesis candidates.

Penile prosthesis surgery is a recommended treatment option for a subset of patients who present with erectile dysfunction (ED). Although treatment outcome research indicates that patients are generally satisfied with this intervention, it remains an invasive procedure with risk for complications. A review of the literature reveals general agreement for the importance of a thorough preoperative evaluation to determine appropriateness for a penile implant; however, there are no known descriptions of such an evaluation in the literature.