Post-traumatic stress disorder

1. Urban environmental exposures increase post-traumatic stress disorder in humans (0.31%; 95% CI: 0.07%;0.55%).

   Humansn = 18,734

   Urban exposures, frailty, and mental illness in World Trade Center Health Program responders · Nature communications · 11 Sep 2026

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1. Stellate ganglion block decreases post-traumatic stress disorder in humans (P = 0.01).

   Reviewsymptom severityn = 113

   Advances in the clinical application of stellate ganglion block for non-pain indications · Frontiers in medicine · 19 Aug 2026

Stellate ganglion block →

1. Post-traumatic stress disorder raises the risk of stroke in humans (HR 1.50, 95% CI 1.31-1.72).

   Humans

   Anxiety disorders, PTSD, and risk of first-ever stroke: A meta-analysis of 11 million participants · Journal of affective disorders · 21 Sep 2026

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1. Post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with dementia in humans.

   Humansn = 31,341

   Incidence and risk factors for AD/ADRD among American Indian and Alaska Native US Veterans · Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 1 Sep 2026

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