Studies examining the biopsychology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have
suggested that PTSD is characterized by alterations of the primary stress pathways: the …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the few psychiatric conditions where a
specific psychosocial stressor is explicitly tied to etiology. Although a majority of people …

Research on the psychobiological sequelae of trauma has typically focused on long-term
alterations in individuals with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Far less is …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is typically accompanied by acute and chronic
alterations in the stress response. These alterations have mostly been described in …

The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between post-traumatic disorder
(PTSD) and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis responses to the triggering trauma …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a fairly common psychiatric disorder that is
associated with a lifetime prevalence of approximately 9% in the United States. In light of …

This chapter focuses on the neuroendocrinology of% PTSD%, and specifically on
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis alterations, as a way of examining biologic …

Questions of how altered functioning of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis
contribute to the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

STEVEN M. SOUTHWICK, MD; RACHEL YEHUDA, PhD; and SHEILA WANG, PhD| notably
the amygdala, hippocampus, locus coeruleus, and prefrontal cortex, in order to maximize …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a pathological response to a traumatic event. A
number of risk and vulnerability factors predicting PTSD development have been identified …