Executive function and PTSD: Disengaging from trauma

RL Aupperle, AJ Melrose, MB Stein, MP Paulus - Neuropharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
Neuropsychological approaches represent an important avenue for identifying susceptibility
and resiliency factors relating to the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress …

Current status on behavioral and biological markers of PTSD: a search for clarity in a conflicting literature

PR Zoladz, DM Diamond - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Extensive research has identified stereotypic behavioral and biological abnormalities in post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as heightened autonomic activity, an exaggerated …

Epigenetic modification of hippocampal Bdnf DNA in adult rats in an animal model of post-traumatic stress disorder

TL Roth, PR Zoladz, JD Sweatt, DM Diamond - Journal of psychiatric …, 2011 - Elsevier
Epigenetic alterations of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) gene have been linked
with memory, stress, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Here we examined whether there was …

Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activation during emotional anticipation and neuropsychological performance in posttraumatic stress disorder

RL Aupperle, CB Allard, EM Grimes… - Archives of general …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with executive or
attentional dysfunction and problems in emotion processing. However, it is unclear whether …

Switching between executive and default mode networks in posttraumatic stress disorder: alterations in functional connectivity

JK Daniels, AC McFarlane, RL Bluhm, KA Moores… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2010 - jpn.ca
Background: Working memory processing and resting-state connectivity in the default mode
network are altered in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Because the …

Epigenetic mechanisms in learned fear: implications for PTSD

IB Zovkic, JD Sweatt - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2013 - nature.com
One of the most exciting discoveries in the learning and memory field in the past two
decades is the observation that active regulation of gene expression is necessary for …

Posttraumatic stress disorder in maltreated youth: A review of contemporary research and thought

CA Kearney, A Wechsler, H Kaur… - Clinical child and family …, 2010 - Springer
Youths who have been maltreated often experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), and this special population has received increased attention from …

Current research on cognitive aspects of anxiety disorders

F Ferreri, LK Lapp, CS Peretti - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Advances have clearly been made in the elucidation of the cognitive functioning associated
with anxiety disorders. It remains unclear if particular cognitive profiles can help to …

Theory of mind performance in women with posttraumatic stress disorder related to childhood abuse

A Nazarov, P Frewen, M Parlar… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Key questions remain unaddressed concerning the nature of interpersonal
functioning in trauma survivors, including the ability to understand and interpret other …

Posttraumatic psychological symptoms are associated with reduced inhibitory control, not general executive dysfunction

J DeGutis, M Esterman, B McCulloch… - Journal of the …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Although there is mounting evidence that greater PTSD symptoms are associated with
reduced executive functioning, it is not fully understood whether this association is more …