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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters associated with an indicator of heart rate variability: The ADVANCE cohort study.
J Affect Disord
January 2025
King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, SE5 9RJ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Academic Department of Military Mental Health, King's College London, SE5 9RJ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is governed by of sympathetic and parasympathetic regulatory systems. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may influence these systems and consequently affect cardiovascular functioning.
Methods: The sample consisted of 860 UK male military personnel approximately half of who had sustained physical combat injuries in Afghanistan.
Predicting the Global Distribution of L. Under Climate Change Based on Optimized MaxEnt Modeling.
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December 2024
Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Northern Shaanxi Mining Area, College of Life Science, Yulin University, Yulin 719000, China.
The genus of L. are Tertiary-relict desert sand-fixing plants, which are an important forage and agricultural product, as well as an important source of medicinal and woody vegetable oil. In order to provide a theoretical basis for better protection and utilization of species in the L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors associated with diabetes mellitus and hypertension among adults in the northern rural area, Afghanistan.
Nagoya J Med Sci
November 2024
Department of Healthcare Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Afghanistan has an increasing trend of mortality due to non-communicable diseases but most studies were conducted in urban areas. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with diabetes mellitus and hypertension in a rural area in Afghanistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to October 2019 including 373 people who were 18-79 years old and lived in Andkhoy District, Afghanistan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment and Validation of a Brief Warzone Stressor Exposure Index.
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December 2024
Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services, Oslo, Norway.
Existing scales mainly focus on danger-based threats of death and bodily harm to assess exposure to traumatic events in war zone. However, major provocations and transgression of deeply held values and moral beliefs, as well as witnessing the suffering of others can be as traumatic as fear-inducing danger-based events. This raises the need for scales that assess both danger- and nondanger-based events among soldiers operating in modern war zones.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNavigating Diphtheria Resurgence in Pakistan's Conflict-Ridden and Disaster-Prone Area.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
November 2024
District Coordinator, Jhpiego, Pakistan.
Objectives: Diphtheria, a highly contagious disease that can be prevented through vaccination, is emerging in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, an area known for its instability, which presents a severe risk of becoming an epidemic. This is particularly concerning, as the Government of Pakistan intends to send (push back, actually) Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan. This research aims to study the outbreak from an epidemiological perspective and suggest ways to manage it.
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