Naslov
Immunologic parameters in war veterans with combat related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Autori
Gotovac, Katja ; Vukušić, Herman ; Komar, Zoran ; Sabioncello, Ante ; Dekaris, Dragan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Stress, 5 (Suppl) / - , 2002, 116-116

Skup
4th World Congrress on Stress

Mjesto i datum
Edinburgh, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 12.09.2002. - 15.09.2002

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
NK activity; psychoneuroimmunology; PTSD; war stress

Sažetak
There is increasing evidence that individuals with PTSD are more likely to develop other psychiatric disorders and stress-related diseases. In concordance with these findings and other, suggesting that psychoimmunoendocrine functions in PTSD victims may be altered, we determined lymphocyte subpopulations and natural killer cells activity in Croatian war veterans with chronic combat-related PTSD ten years after the trauma. Immunological reactivity of outpatients with chronic PTSD (N=39) was compared with healthy counterparts (N=40), controlling for combat stress exposure and basic sociodemographic factors. Our findings suggest that alterations of neuroendocrine and immune systems in chronic combat-related PTSD are associated with level of combat exposure and current psychosocial status of war veterans.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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