Amygdala, medial prefrontal cortex, and hippocampal function in PTSD

LM Shin, SL Rauch, RK Pitman - … of the New York Academy of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The last decade of neuroimaging research has yielded important information concerning the
structure, neurochemistry, and function of the amygdala, medial prefrontal cortex, and …

A meta-analysis of structural brain abnormalities in PTSD

A Karl, M Schaefer, LS Malta, D Dörfel… - … & biobehavioral reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
This series of meta-analyses examined structural abnormalities of the hippocampus and
other brain regions in persons with PTSD compared to trauma-exposed and non-exposed …

Disturbed dreaming, posttraumatic stress disorder, and affect distress: a review and neurocognitive model.

R Levin, TA Nielsen - Psychological bulletin, 2007 - psycnet.apa.org
Nightmares are common, occurring weekly in 4%-10% of the population, and are associated
with female gender, younger age, increased stress, psychopathology, and dispositional …

Amygdala volume changes in posttraumatic stress disorder in a large case-controlled veterans group

RA Morey, AL Gold, KS LaBar, SK Beall… - Archives of general …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Smaller hippocampal volumes are well established in posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), but the relatively few studies of amygdala volume in PTSD have produced …

Neurobiology of comorbid post‐traumatic stress disorder and alcohol‐use disorder

NW Gilpin, JL Weiner - Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol‐use disorder (AUD) are highly comorbid
in humans. Although we have some understanding of the structural and functional brain …

Emotion dysregulation and the development of borderline personality disorder

KM Putnam, KR Silk - Development and psychopathology, 2005 - cambridge.org
We review the role of emotion regulation in borderline personality disorder (BPD). We briefly
discuss the historical development of BPD as a disorder where emotional regulation plays a …

Depression in cancer patients: a critical review

M Pasquini, M Biondi - Clinical Practice and epidemiology in mental health, 2007 - Springer
Cancer patients experience several stressors and emotional upheavals. Fear of death,
interruption of life plans, changes in body image and self-esteem, changes in social role and …

Long-term occupational stress is associated with regional reductions in brain tissue volumes

E Blix, A Perski, H Berglund, I Savic - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
There are increasing reports of cognitive and psychological declines related to occupational
stress in subjects without psychiatric premorbidity or major life trauma. The underlying …

Converging evidence for abnormalities of the prefrontal cortex and evaluation of midsagittal structures in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder: an MRI study

VG Carrion, CF Weems, C Watson, S Eliez… - Psychiatry Research …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Volumetric imaging research has shown abnormal brain morphology in
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when compared to controls. We present results on a …

Smaller amygdala is associated with anxiety in patients with panic disorder

F Hayano, M Nakamura, T Asami… - Psychiatry and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: Anxiety a core feature of panic disorder, is linked to function of the amygdala. Volume
alterations in the brain of patients with panic disorder have previously been reported, but …