Background: Emotional dysregulation (ED) is a transdiagnostic construct defined as the
inability to regulate the intensity and quality of emotions (such as, fear, anger, sadness), in …

A variety of cognitive disorders are worsened by stress exposure and involve dysfunction of
the newly evolved prefrontal cortex (PFC). Exposure to acute, uncontrollable stress …

Background Traumatic events are common globally; however, comprehensive population-
based cross-national data on the epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the …

BACKGROUND Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased health
care utilization, medical morbidity, and tobacco and alcohol use. Consequently, screening …

Objectives To present current, nationally representative US findings on the past-year and
lifetime prevalences, sociodemographic correlates, psychiatric comorbidity, associated …

Youth (including both childhood and adolescence) is a period when the brain undergoes
dramatic remodeling and is also a time when neuropsychiatric conditions often emerge …

Objective: Sexual assault is associated with higher rates of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) than other traumas, and the course of PTSD may differ by trauma type. However, the …

Sexual assault (SA) is a common form of trauma that is associated with numerous
deleterious outcomes. Understanding the relative prevalence of psychiatric diagnoses in …

Research in clinical psychology and social psychiatry has highlighted the importance of
social factors for outcomes following trauma. In this review, we speak to this issue in two …

This article is part of a Special Issue “SBN 2014”. Women are more vulnerable to stress-and
fear-based disorders, such as anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite the …