Dimensions of posttraumatic stress disorder and menopause-related health in midlife women veterans.
Jordan L ThomasAnna E BlankenAlison J HuangShira MaguenCarolyn J GibsonJennifer A SumnerPublished in: Menopause (New York, N.Y.) (2024)
PTSD-considered categorically and dimensionally-was relevant to menopause-related health in midlife women veterans. Further, symptoms of negative affect and dysphoric arousal were particularly related to urinary and vasomotor symptoms. These specific symptoms may drive associations between PTSD and these aspects of menopause-related health. Clinical interventions targeting these symptoms may promote midlife women's health.
Keyphrases
- risk assessment
- posttraumatic stress disorder
- public health
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- health information
- postmenopausal women
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- health promotion
- depressive symptoms
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- cancer therapy
- breast cancer risk
- social media