The classic fight-or-flight response to perceived threat is a reflexive nervous phenomenon
thai has obvious survival advantages in evolutionary terms. However, the systems that …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) describes a syndrome in which a trauma survivor
experiences an inability to get the event out of his/her mind. The symptoms of PTSD were …

Abstract Purpose of Review: The objectives of this article are to update the reader on the
current definition and diagnostic assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and to …

Traumatic events are common, but posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is relatively rare.
These facts have prompted several questions: What variables increase risk for PTSD among …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a maladaptive and debilitating psychiatric disorder,
characterized by re-experiencing, avoidance, negative emotions and thoughts, and …

Exposure to traumatic stress is a requirement for the development of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD). However, because the majority of trauma-exposed persons do not develop …

This chapter describes how exposure to events that overwhelm the organism's coping
mechanisms can damage the selfregulatory systems necessary to restore the organism's …

The authors examine the relationship of the two signature injuries experienced by military
personnel serving in Afghanistan and Iraq: posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild …

Neuroimaging serves as an effective way to investigate the neurocircuitry involved in the
development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A number of models describing …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops after exposure to events that are threatening
and/or intensely distressing. Accumulating evidence suggests that intense psychological …