Richardson J Don, Pekevski Jordan, Elhai Jon D
Operational Stress Injury Clinic, Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph's Health Care London, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2009 Apr;43(4):366-72. doi: 10.1080/00048670902721061.
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity and four significant health conditions (gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal problems, headaches, and cardiovascular problems).
Participants included 707 Canadian peacekeeping veterans with service-related disabilities, from a random, national Canadian survey, who had been deployed overseas.
PTSD severity was significantly related to gastrointestinal disorders, musculoskeletal problems, and headaches, but not to cardiovascular problems. Controlling for demographic factors did not affect PTSD's relationships with the three significant health conditions.
The present study supports previous work in finding consistent relations between PTSD severity and specific types of medical problems.
本研究旨在探讨创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状严重程度与四种重大健康状况（胃肠道疾病、肌肉骨骼问题、头痛和心血管问题）之间的关系。
参与者包括707名来自加拿大全国随机调查的与服役相关残疾的加拿大维和退伍军人，他们曾被部署到海外。
PTSD严重程度与胃肠道疾病、肌肉骨骼问题和头痛显著相关，但与心血管问题无关。控制人口统计学因素并未影响PTSD与这三种重大健康状况之间的关系。
本研究支持先前的研究成果，即发现PTSD严重程度与特定类型的医疗问题之间存在一致的关系。
