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Post-traumatic stress disorder: the neurobiological impact of psychological trauma

Post-traumatic stress disorder: the neurobiological impact of psychological trauma

Dialogues Clin Neurosci. 2011 Sep; 13(3): 263–278. PMCID: PMC3182008 PMID: 22034143 Jonathan E. Sherin, MD, PhD* Jonathan E. Sherin, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA; Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, Miami VA Healthcare System, Miami, Florida, USA; Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD Charles B. Nemeroff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA; Author information Copyright…

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Relationship Between the Fear Response and Chronic Stress

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Relationship Between the Fear Response and Chronic Stress

Lisa Y Maeng, Mohammed R Milad First Published June 27, 2017 Review Article  https://doi.org/10.1177/2470547017713297   Abstract Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disabling psychiatric condition that can develop following a physical, psychological, or sexual trauma. Despite the growing body of literature examining the psychological and biological factors involved in PTSD psychopathology, specific biomarkers that may improve diagnosis and treatment of PTSD have yet to be identified and validated. This challenge may be attributed to the diverse array of symptoms that…

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Dissociative states in borderline personality disorder and their relationships to psychotropic medication

Dissociative states in borderline personality disorder and their relationships to psychotropic medication

2018; 14: 3253–3257. Published online 2018 Nov 23. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S179091 PMCID: PMC6260192 PMID: 30538483 Ondrej Pec,1,2 Petr Bob,1,3 Jakub Simek,1 and Jiri Raboch1 Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer Abstract Background According to recent data, dissociation may play an important role in borderline personality disorder (BPD), nevertheless specific influences of psychotropic medication on dissociative symptoms in BPD and their therapeutic indications are largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess relationships of dissociative symptoms in BPD patients with…

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Hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis and exposure to interpersonal violence in childhood among women with borderline personality disorder

Hypothalamic pituitary thyroid axis and exposure to interpersonal violence in childhood among women with borderline personality disorder

Clinical Research Articles Cave Sinai, Tatja Hirvikoski, Anna-Lena Nordström, Peter Nordström, Åsa Nilsonne, Alexander Wilczek, Marie Åsberg & Jussi Jokinen Article: 23911 | Received 25 Jan 2014, Accepted 19 Apr 2014, Published online: 16 May 2014   Article: 23911 | Received 25 Jan 2014, Accepted 19 Apr 2014, Published online: 16 May 2014 https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v5.23911 Abstract Background A relationship between exposure to sexual violence and thyroid hormone alterations has been observed among women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Women with borderline…

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Childhood Trauma and Personality Disorder Criterion Counts: A Co-twin Control Analysis

Childhood Trauma and Personality Disorder Criterion Counts: A Co-twin Control Analysis

J Abnorm Psychol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 Nov 1. Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Psychol. 2013 Nov; 122(4): 1070–1076. doi: 10.1037/a0034238 PMCID: PMC3992260 NIHMSID: NIHMS554921 PMID: 24364608 Erin C. Berenz, Ananda B. Amstadter, Steven H. Aggen, Gun Peggy Knudsen, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Charles O. Gardner, and Kenneth S. Kendler Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at J Abnorm Psychol See other articles in PMC that cite…

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Thyroid hormones and adult interpersonal violence among women with borderline personality disorder

Thyroid hormones and adult interpersonal violence among women with borderline personality disorder

  Cave Sinai a,n, Tatja  Hirvikoski b, Anna-Lena  Nordström a, Peter Nordström a, Åsa Nilsonne a, Alexander Wilczek a, Marie Åsberg c, Jussi Jokinen a,d a Department of Clinical Neuroscience/Psychiatry, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden     b Department of Children’s and Women’s Health, Center for Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Karolinska Institutet (KIND), Gävlegatan 22B, 113  30  Stockholm, Sweden c Department of  Clinical  Sciences, Karolinska Institutet,  Danderyd Hospital,  Stockholm, Sweden d Department of  Clinical  Sciences/Psychiatry, Umeå University, Umeå, …

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