Posttraumatic stress disorder : from neurobiology to treatment / [edited by] J. Douglas Bremner. - [Enhanced Credo edition] - 1 online resource (27 entries) : 42 images ; digital files.

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List of illustrations -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Reference -- Section I. Preclinical sciences of stress: Chapter 1. Posttraumatic stress disorder: from neurobiology to clinical presentation; Chapter 2. The epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents: a critical review; Chapter 3. Early life stress and development: preclinical science; Chapter 4. Amygdala contributions to fear and safety conditioning: insights into PTSD from an animal model across development; Chapter 5. Preclinical evidence for benzodiazepine receptor involvement in the pathophysiology of PTSD, comorbid substance abuse, and alcoholism; Chapter 6. Psychosocial predator stress model of PTSD based on clinically relevant risk factors for trauma-induced psychopathology; Chapter 7. Coping with stress in wild birds - the evolutionary foundations of stress responses; Chapter 8. Stress, fear, and memory in healthy individuals -- Section II. Neurobiology of PTSD: Chapter 9. Neurotransmitter, neurohormonal, and neuropeptidal function in stress and PTSD; Chapter 10. Genomics of PTSD; Chapter 11. Cortisol and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in PTSD; Chapter 12. Neuroimaging of PTSD -- Section III. PTSD and co-occuring conditions: Chapter 13. PTSD and mild traumatic brain injury; Chapter 14. Stress-related psychopathology and pain; Chapter 15. Stress and health -- Section IV. PTSD: from neurobiology to treatment: Chapter 16. Pharmacotherapy for PTSD: effects on PTSD symptoms and the brain; Chapter 17. Effects of psychotherapy for psychological trauma on PTSD symptoms and the brain.

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Neurobiology to Treatment presents a comprehensive look at this key neuropsychiatric disorder. The text examines the neurobiological basis of post-traumatic stress and how our understanding of the basic elements of the disease have informed and been translated into new and existing treatment options.


Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9781787850774




Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Stress (Psychology)
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.
Stress, Psychological.

RC552.P67 / P6734 2016

616.85/21

WM 172.5 / P6734 2016eb