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Psychoneuroimmunology is
the study of the physiological interactions between the nervous system and
immune functions within the body. This discipline can trace its origins back to
the mid 1800’s to ideas that were more superstition than science. However, in
recent years, solid scientific data has shown how the brain and various
psychological states can greatly modulate the immune system.
Now, a team of
investigators at Harvard
University Medical
School have just
published data describing a strong association between trauma exposure and
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in civilian women with an increased risk
of developing the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE).
Findings from the new study, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology in an article entitled “Association of Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with Incident Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in a Longitudinal Cohort of Women”, contributes to a growing body of evidence that various psychosocial traumas and associated stress responses may lead to autoimmune disease.
In the current study, the
investigators focused on the association of trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms
with the development of SLE over 24 years of follow-up in a cohort of women in
the U.S.
From the data gathered among the 54,763 women in the study, the researchers
found a nearly three-fold elevated risk of SLE among women with probable PTSD
and more than two-fold higher risk of SLE among women who had experienced any
traumatic event compared with women not exposed to trauma.
"We were surprised that exposure to trauma was so strongly associated with risk of lupus—trauma was a stronger predictor of developing lupus than smoking," explained lead study investigator Andrea Roberts, Ph.D., a research associate in the department of social and behavioral sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “Our results add to considerable scientific evidence that our mental health substantially affects our physical health, making access to mental health care even more urgent."
The authors described their analysis, stating that “incident SLE with ≥4 American College of Rheumatology criteria was ascertained by self-report and confirmed by medical record review. PTSD and trauma exposure were assessed with the Short Screening Scale for DSM-IV [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition] PTSD and the Brief Trauma Questionnaire. Women were categorized as having: no trauma, trauma and no PTSD symptoms, subclinical PTSD (1–3 symptoms), or probable PTSD (4–7 symptoms).”
