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Handgrip Strength Of World Trade Center (Wtc) Responders: The Role Of Re-Experiencing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd) Symptoms, Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Sean Clouston, Roman Kotov, Evelyn Bromet, Benjamin Luft
Handgrip Strength Of World Trade Center (Wtc) Responders: The Role Of Re-Experiencing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd) Symptoms, Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Sean Clouston, Roman Kotov, Evelyn Bromet, Benjamin Luft
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This study sought to examine whether handgrip strength (HGS), a measure of muscle strength and a biomarker of aging, was associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a cohort of World Trade Center (WTC) responders at midlife. Methods : HGS was assessed utilizing a computer-assisted hand dynamometer administered to a consecutive sample of men and women (n = 2016) who participated in rescue and recovery efforts following theWorld Trade Center (WTC) attacks and subsequently attended monitoring appointments in Long Island, NY. PTSD symptom severity and depressive symptoms were assessed using the PTSD specific-trauma checklist (PCL-S) and the Patient Health Questionnaire …