Survivors of war trauma or childhood maltreatment are at increased risk for trauma‐spectrum
disorders such as post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition, traumatic stress has …

Abstract Purpose of Review Traumatic stress has profound impacts on many domains of life,
yet the mechanisms that confer risk for or resilience to the development of traumatic stress …

Childhood adversity can have life-long consequences for the response to stressful events
later in life. Abuse or severe neglect are well-known risk factors for post-traumatic stress …

Reported exposure to traumatic event is relatively common within the general population (40–
90%), but only a fraction of individuals will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Offspring of trauma survivors are more likely to develop PTSD, mood, and anxiety disorders
and demonstrate endocrine and molecular alterations compared to controls. This study …

In recent years, we have seen an increasing amount of evidence pointing to the existence of
a non-genetic heredity of the effects of events such as separation from parents, threat to life …

Exposure to interpersonal violence or abuse affects the physical and emotional well-being of
affected individuals. In particular, exposure to trauma during development increases the risk …

This paper highlights a symposium on stress risk factors and stress susceptibility, presented
at the Neurobiology of Stress workshop in Boulder, CO, in June 2010. This symposium …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops in approximately one‐quarter of trauma‐
exposed individuals, leading us and others to question the mechanisms underlying this …

There has been great interest in the possibility that effects of trauma might be passed from
parent to offspring through epigenetic mechanisms. This topic has stimulated discussion and …