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Wednesday, April 4, 2007

PTSD Research Quarterly
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder1
Volume 17 No. 4 Fall 2006




PTSD AND HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR
Miles McFall, PhD and Jessica Cook, PhD

Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center,
VA Puget Sound Health Care System

PTSD Research Quarterly
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD is associated with increased morbidity, utilization of medical care services, and premature
death. The proclivity of individuals with PTSD to engage in behaviors with adverse health consequences likely contributes to these associations, along with dysregulated neuroendocrine and immune system pathways, genetic vulnerabilities, maladaptive psychological states, and learned illness behavior (Boscarino, 2004, 2006; Schnurr & Jankowski, 1999).

This review summarizes key papers linking PTSD with the three leading causes
of morbidity and mortality in United States.
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol and Drug Use
  • Poor Diet and Physical Inactivity

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