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Stress hormones and post traumatic stress disorder :

Kloet, E. Ronald de.

Stress hormones and post traumatic stress disorder : basic studies and clinical perspectives / edited by E. Ronald de Kloet and Melly S. Oitzl, Eric Vermetten. - Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008. - xviii, 320 p. : ill., ports. ; 27 cm. - Progress in brain research, v. 167 0079-6123 ; . - Progress in brain research, v. 167. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vulnerable phenotype: molecules and cells -- Stress-induced changes in hippocampal function -- Glucocorticoids, developmental programming and the risk of affective dysfunction -- Amygdala modulation of memory-related processes in the hippocampus: potential relevance to PTSD -- Commentary: neuroendocrine basis -- Vulnerable phenotype: circuits and behavior -- Mice that under- or overexpress glucocorticoid receptors as models for depression or posttraumatic stress disorder -- Adrenal stress hormones, amygdala activation, and memory for emotionally arousing experiences -- Adult neurogenesis and systemic adaptation: animal experiments and clinical perspectives for PTSD -- Commentary: behavior phenotype -- Clinical perspective: conceptualization of PTSD and related disorders -- Transgenerational transmission of cortisol and PTSD risk -- Early care experiences and HPA axis regulation in children: a mechanism for later trauma vulnerability -- Functional neuroanatomy of PTSD: a critical review -- Structural and functional plasticity of the human brain in posttraumatic stress disorder -- Commentary: biological findings in PTSD: too much or too little? -- Clinical perspective: targets for therapy in PTSD -- Models of PTSD and traumatic stress: the importance of research from bedside to bench to bedside -- What is that a neurobiological model of PTSD must explain? -- Post-traumatic stress disorder in somatic disease: lessons from critically ill patients -- Glucocorticoid-induced reduction of traumatic memories: implications for the treatment of PTSD -- Commentary: synthesis and perspectives -- Short communications -- Strain specific fear behaviour and glucocorticoid response to aversive events: modelling PTSD in mice -- Interaction of endogenous cortisol and noradrenaline in the human amygdala -- Corticosteroid hormones, synaptic strength and emotional memories: corticosteroid modulation of memory: a cellular and molecular perspective -- Does trauma cause lasting changes in HPA-axis functioning in healthy individuals? -- Need for alternative ways of phenotyping of mood, anxiety, and somatoform disorders in biological research -- HPA-axis and immune function in burnout -- Elevated plasma corticotrophin-releasing hormone levels in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder -- Precuneal activity during encoding in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder -- Posttraumatic stress disorder with secondary psychotic features: neurobiological findings -- Neuroendocrine dysregulations in sexually abused children and adolescents: a systematic review -- Volume of discrete brain structures in complex dissociative disorders: preliminary findings -- Epilogue.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder--Endocrine aspects.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--etiology--Congresses.
Hormones--adverse effects--Congresses.
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--therapy--Congresses.
Stress, Physiological--Congresses.
Névroses post-traumatiques--Aspect endocrinien--Congrès.
Posttraumatische stressstoornis.
Hormonen

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