Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in 5–10% of the population and is twice as
common in women as in men. Although trauma exposure is the precipitating event for PTSD …

Stress is associated with the onset and severity of several psychiatric disorders that occur
more frequently in women than men, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and …

The deleterious effects of chronic stress on health and its contribution to the development of
mental illness attract broad attention worldwide. An important development in the last few …

DHEA and DHEAS are steroids synthesized in human adrenals, but their function is unclear.
In addition to adrenal synthesis, evidence also indicates that DHEA and DHEAS are …

Neurobiological systems may be particularly susceptible to the deleterious impact of
childhood trauma, and the impact of childhood trauma on development and subsequent …

Evidence that childhood adversities are risk factors for psychosis has accumulated rapidly.
Research into the mechanisms underlying these relationships has focused, productively, on …

Extensive research has identified stereotypic behavioral and biological abnormalities in post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as heightened autonomic activity, an exaggerated …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prominent mental health problem in veteran and
community populations. There is accumulating evidence to suggest that aerobic exercise …

The current status of glucocorticoid alterations in post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will
be described in this chapter. Emphasis will be placed on data that suggest that at least some …

Abundant evidence suggests links between trauma exposure, altered secretion of the
glucocorticoid cortisol and the development/maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder …