Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a serious aftermath of catastrophic events such as war. The incidence of PTSD appears to be high among Vietnam veterans. PTSD can be extremely disruptive to a person's physical and mental well-being, family life, social relationships, and employment status. Yet, for a variety of reasons, many Vietnam veterans suffering from PTSD have remained undiagnosed or insufficiently treated. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services, initiated a hospital-based treatment and rehabilitation program for Vietnam veterans who have PTSD. As of November 1989, 150 Vietnam veterans had been admitted to this program.
An objective of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) family of HIV seroprevalence surveys, conducted by State and local health departments, is the collection of seroprevalence data that may be useful in managing public health programs. In prevention...
Sallis, J F; Hovell, M F; Hofstetter, C R; Elder, J P; Hackley, M; Caspersen, C J; Powell, K E;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 105(2):179-185
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Although personal determinants of exercise behavior have been studied extensively, few investigators have examined the influence of the physical environment on exercise habits. A random sample of 2,053 residents of San Diego, CA, were surveyed regard...
Blood donors make up the largest group in the United States that is tested for human immunodeficiency virus, type 1 (HIV) antibody. The blood donor population is ideal for detecting and quantifying uncommon or unrecognized modes of HIV transmission i...
Roffman, R A; Gillmore, M R; Gilchrist, L D; Mathias, S A; Krueger, L;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 105(2):202-208
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To assess the need for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) prevention counseling for gay and bisexual men who were continuing to engage in unsafe sex, a nonprobability telephone survey--the data may not be generalizable to the population--was c...
Schalla, William O.; Hearn, Thomas L.; Taylor, Roger N.; Eavenson, Eloise; Valdiserri, Ronald O.; Essien, Joyce D. K.;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 105(2):167-171
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In 1986, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) implemented the Model Performance Evaluation Program (MPEP) to evaluate the performance of laboratories that test for antibody directed against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The impetus fo...
Petersen, L R; Calonge, N B; Chamberland, M E; Engel, R H; Herring, N C;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 105(2):158-162
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Primary care outpatients provide a good sentinel population for monitoring levels and trends of HIV infection in the United States. Because a broad cross section of the population seeks primary medical care, excess blood from specimens routinely coll...
Pappaioanou, Marguerite; George, J. Richard; Hannon, W. Harry; Gwinn, Marta; Dondero, Timothy J.; Grady, George F.; Hoff, Rodney; Willoughby, Anne D.; Wright, Audrey; Novello, Antonia C.; Curran, James W.;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 105(2):147-152
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A seroprevalence survey of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among childbearing women is being conducted in 43 States and Territories as one of the family of HIV seroprevalence surveys. This blinded survey, in which serologic test results are not li...
Onorato, I M; McCray, E; Pappaioanou, M; Johnson, R; Aral, S; Hardy, A M; Dondero, T J;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 105(2):119-124
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The Centers for Disease Control, in cooperation with State and local health departments, is conducting human immunodeficiency virus, type 1 (HIV), seroprevalence surveys, using standard protocols, in sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in sele...
Pappaioanou, Marguerite; Dondero, Timothy J.; Petersen, Lyle R.; Onorato, Ida M.; Sanchez, Carolyn D.; Curran, James W.;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 105(2):113-119
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During 1987-89, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), in collaboration with State and local health departments, other Federal agencies, blood collection agencies, and medical research institutions, implemented a national sentinel surveillance system...
While the hazards of chronic environmental pollution remain unclear, people are making decisions about their exposure to pollution and its possible effects on their health. To compare people's concerns about environmental problems, a systematic, stra...
St Louis, M E; Olivo, N; Critchley, S; Rauch, K J; White, C R; Munn, V P; Dondero, T J;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 105(2):140-146
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The U.S. sentinel hospital surveillance system for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection includes approximately 40 short-stay hospitals located in 31 metropolitan areas in the United States and Puerto Rico. Several hospitals began testing in l...
Jones, T S; Allen, D M; Onorato, I M; Petersen, L R; Dondero, T J; Pappaioanou, M;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 105(2):125-130
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Sharing of equipment used to inject illicit drugs intravenously is a risk factor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Systematic surveillance of HIV infection among intravenous drug users (IV...
Seven published and two unpublished surveys of Native American school children's use of smokeless tobacco (ST) are reviewed. The surveys represent school children in the States of South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico, and ...
McCray, Eugene; Onorato, Ida M.; Miller, Bess I.; Dondero, Timothy J.; Bloch, Aalan B.;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 105(2):135-140
Description:
Symptomatic tuberculosis (TB) can occur as an opportunistic disease in immunosuppressed persons who are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who have been previously infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Increases in TB cases have...
Allen, D M; Lee, N C; Schulz, S L; Pappaioanou, M; Dondero, T J; Onorato, I M;
Published Date:
1990 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 105(2):130-134
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Human immunodeficiency virus, type 1 (HIV), seroprevalence studies are needed to determine the level and trends of HIV infection among women attending family planning, abortion, and prenatal care clinics in the United States. A review of published an...
Prevention and treatment of intimate partner violence (IPV) has increasingly focused on engaging men; however, very little work has examined how men manage the negative emotions associated with relationship conflict, as well as their preferences for ...
National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.), Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects., Veteran's Health Activity Working Group.. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). United States, Office of Public Health and Science.. National Institutes of Health (U.S.). United States, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry..
Published Date:
1999?
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The purpose of this document is to provide background information to participants in the upcoming conference.
Thompson, William W; Gottesman, Irving I; Zalewski, Christine;
Published Date:
May 02 2006
Source:
BMC Psychiatry. 2006; 6:19.
Description:
BackgroundTwo large independent studies funded by the US government have assessed the impact of the Vietnam War on the prevalence of PTSD in US veterans. The National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS) estimated the current PTSD prevalence t...
Insana, Salvatore P.; Hall, Martica; Buysse, Daniel J.; Germain, Anne;
Published Date:
March 19 2013
Source:
J Trauma Stress. 26(2):192-200
Description:
Sleep disturbances are core symptoms of posttraumatic-stress disorder (PTSD), yet they bear less stigma than other PTSD symptoms. Given the growing number of returning military veterans, brief, valid assessments that identify PTSD in a minimally stig...
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a heterogeneous psychiatric disorder that affects individuals exposed to trauma and is highly co-morbid with other adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease and obesity. The unique pathophysiolo...