Search for: [Abstract = "BACKGROUND\: The Post\-traumatic stress disorder \(PTSD\) is defined as a severe psychological and physical response or the result of exposure to a stressful event that the person perceives as highly traumatic. There is evidence that repeated episodes of psychological stress can lead to a chronic activation of stress reactions, which may be associated with risk of several illnesses like hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular conditions, glucose and lipids metabolism disturbances, chronic inflammatory process and deteriorating of cognition function. AIM AND METHODS\: The aim of the study was to explore the relationship and or causality of the posttraumatic stress disorder \(PTSD\) after Word War II and somatic and mental health in the elderly. There were two groups of patients\: 80 subjects with PTSD as the result of deportation in childhood from Poland to Siberia in 1940\-1946. The second group consisted of 70 primary care patients with and without PTSD. The medical history consisted of past and current diseases and the physical examinations were completed for everybody. The fasting glucose, lipid profile were measured and moreover the pulse wave velocity examination and balance platform were also performed. Additionally the ADL, Lawton scale, MMSE, GDS and quality of life questionnaires of all participants were conducted . The statistical analysis considered the student’s test,"]

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