VITALS Major finding: Older Americans with persistent posttraumatic stress disorder beyond age 55 were an adjusted 3.2-fold more likely than no-PTSD controls to have significant disability. Data source: This study involved a structured disability assessment conducted in a nationally representative sample composed of 3,287 subjects aged 55 years or older, 68 of whom were diagnosed […]

VITALS Major finding: Military veterans with late-life posttraumatic stress disorder were 80% more likely to develop new-onset cerebrovascular disease during 8 years of follow-up than were those without PTSD. They were also 82% more likely to have a first acute myocardial infarction, 56% more likely to develop heart failure, and 60% more likely to be diagnosed […]