Metabolic syndrome a risk for veterans with PTSD

Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have metabolic syndrome than veterans without PTSD, according to a study led by Pia Heppner, Ph.D., psychologist with the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs of San Diego, VA Centre of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health (CESAMH). The study will be published online January 8 by the journal BMC Medicine...

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