surgical stress

Can Mental Health Affect Surgery?

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Can Mental Health Affect Surgery? Research shows that mental health issues can negatively affect a person’s recovery from surgery. Also, depression after surgery can increase the perception or experience of postoperative pain. Does stress affect recovery from surgery? If you are injured or recovering from a surgery, it’s even worse–chronic stress is working constantly against

Can You Have PTSD After Major Surgery?

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Can You Have PTSD After Major Surgery? Can you have PTSD after major surgery? Nearly 20 percent of people who underwent low back fusion surgery developed post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms associated with that surgery, according to a recent Oregon Health & Science University study published in the journal Spine. Can you get PTSD after surgery?