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Putative biological mechanisms for the association between early life adversity and the subsequent development of PTSD.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Oct 2010
Yehuda Rachel, Flory Janine D, Pratchett Laura C, Buxbaum Joseph, Ising Marcus, Holsboer Florian
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Early Life Stress (ELS) increases risk for both adult traumatization and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Adult PTSD may also reflect a continuation of a response to an earlier exposure to adversity. Given similarities between neuroendocrine aspects of PTSD and ELS, such as in red...
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