Archives of Trauma and Emergency Medicine

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are increasingly recognized as key contributors to fall risk among older adults. Falls are the leading cause of injury-related emergency visits among the elderly, and cognitive decline appears to play a bidirectional role in this relationship. As one classic study noted, the presence of senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT) more than doubles the risk of serious falls compared to cognitively normal older adults.

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is common among patients admitted to the hospital, with particularly high rates among those hospitalized for trauma. It is important to further understand the clinical outcomes of trauma patients with SUD, a key metric for which is hospital length of stay (LOS).

Methamphetamine-induced psychosis (MIP) usually resolves within days to weeks after stopping drug use. However, some vulnerable individuals may experience prolonged symptoms. We present the case of a woman who developed long-lasting psychotic symptoms following minimal methamphetamine exposure, shedding light on risk factors and the importance of holistic care.

The purpose of this study is to perform an analysis of 51 community health needs assessments (CHNAs) qualitatively and quantitatively (mixed methods) for evidence of the presence or lack of the identification of syndemics, which is defined as two or more physiological conditions, exacerbated by a cultural factor that gives rise to a health problem. This research uses a book chapter titled, Suicide as Syndemic—physiological effects of high altitude and physiological and behavioral manifestations of mental illness, exacerbated by the Cowboy Culture as a referent.

Defining profound intellectual disability remains a major clinical and conceptual challenge. Traditional approaches have sought criteria such as an estimated IQ below 20 or developmental-age equivalence under 24 or 36 months. However, these criteria are of limited utility when cognitive impairment is combined with severe motor, sensory, and health-related disabilities.

This paper examines the consequence of the prevalence of disability on eligible rural households’ voluntary enrolment decisions in Ethiopia's community-based health insurance scheme in Ethiopia. It uses data from the Ethiopian Socio-Economic Survey and estimates the multivariate probit model.

Adolescence is a pivotal stage of heightened brain plasticity and risk, neurobiologically marked by the comprehension lag between the emotion regulating subcortical areas and the executive functioning prefrontal cortex. This commentary provides a critical, evidence-based appraisal of urban recreational parks as essential neuro-structural scaffolding for the maturing adolescent brain.

Chronic interpersonal abuse in workplace settings may generate trauma-spectrum symptoms that present in acute or crisis contexts. However, such cases are often described using lay terminology and may remain under-recognized in emergency and trauma medicine. This report examines a case of chronic workplace interpersonal trauma conceptualized within trauma-informed frameworks of coercive control and prolonged relational stress.