VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA.
Published: December 2007
AI Article Synopsis
Article Abstract
Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans were grouped by level of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology and compared on self-report measures of trait anger, hostility, and aggression. Veterans who screened positive for PTSD reported significantly greater anger and hostility than those in the subthreshold-PTSD and non-PTSD groups. Veterans in the subthreshold-PTSD group reported significantly greater anger and hostility than those in the non-PTSD group. The PTSD and subthreshold-PTSD groups did not differ with respect to aggression, though both groups were significantly more likely to have endorsed aggression than the non-PTSD group. These findings suggest that providers should screen for anger and aggression among Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans who exhibit symptoms of PTSD and incorporate relevant anger treatments into early intervention strategies.
Background: Research shows that unemployed individuals are more often affected by mental illness, and that mental illness can impede an individual's work ability, creating a significant obstacle to (re)entering the workforce.
Aims: The objective of this study is to examine the relationships between psychological symptoms and work ability in unemployed individuals with mental illnesses (UMIs). This will enable us to identify the symptoms that are most relevant for future research and application.
The study aimed to evaluate the quality of life (QoL) and mood states in patients with childhood-onset hypopituitarism and growth hormone deficiency as they stopped recombinant growth hormone therapy during the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
A total of 136 patients and 82 control individuals were assessed using the Profile of Mood States2 (POMS2) and the Quality of Life - Assessment of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults (QoL-AGHDA) questionnaires.
Results showed that while overall QoL was similar between the groups, patients experienced significantly higher levels of tension, depression, fatigue, and confusion compared to controls, with various factors such as cortisol levels, height, BMI, and age at therapy discontinuation correl
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder that is frequently encountered in the clinic and affects the functionality of patients significantly. Patients with higher levels of aggression have lower treatment compliance and recovery rates for their current mental illnesses. In our study, the relationships between OCD and its subtypes and aggression were examined.
Background: Drawing on the "kicking the barking dog effect", this study investigated the individual and group-level mechanisms underlying triggered displaced aggression (TDA).
Methods: Three experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of anger and hostile attribution on TDA, examining these factors at both the individual and group levels. The preliminary experiment investigated how emotions affect subsequent cognition at an individual level with the aim of understanding the underlying generative process of TDA.
