... cortical volume in patients with PTSD and subjects exposed to trauma that did not develop PTSD. We followed the methods of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA Statement) [ 24 ]. Posttraumatic stress disorder Morphometry Magnetic resonance imaging Amygdala...

...Kaitlin E. Bountress; Silviu-Alin Bacanu; Rachel L. Tomko; Kristina J. Korte; Terrell Hicks; Christina Sheerin; Mackenzie J. Lind; Marisa Marraccini; Nicole Nugent; Ananda B. Amstadter Objective: Given evidence that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is moderately heritable, a number of studies...

...Tengfei Wang Background: Evidence has indicated that BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) Val66Met genetic variant could be linked to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, clinical observations studying the BDNF polymorphism and the risk of PTSD yielded contradictory...

...Mohammad Ahmadpanah; Parasto Sabzeiee; Seyed Mohammad Hosseini; Saadat Torabian; Mohammad Haghighi; Leila Jahangard; Hafez Bajoghli; Edith Holsboer-Trachsler; Serge Brand Objectives: In light of the high prevalence of sleep disorders in patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD...

... in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). Method: A nested, case-controlled study was conducted with 103 MVA survivors: 8 medication-naïve patients who met the criteria for full diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at 6 months after MVA, 10 medication-naïve patients with partial PTSD and 85 patients...

...Dalibor Karlović; Alessandro Serretti; Darko Marčinko; Marko Martinac; Ante Silić; Križo Katinić Aim: The primary aim of this study was to assess the testosterone levels of soldiers with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), without considering their comorbid conditions, compared with the ones...

... criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and 10 did not. P3OO amplitude was significantly lower in the 16 PTSD subjects as compared to the 10 subjects without PTSD. This study supports information processing disturbances in PTSD. 26 2 2008 © 1995 S. Karger AG, Basel 1995 Copyright...

...Seog Ju Kim; Do-Un Jeong; Minyoung E. Sim; Soojeong C. Bae; Ain Chung; Minue J. Kim; Kee Hyun Chang; Jeong Ryu; Perry F. Renshaw; In Kyoon Lyoo Previously, our group reported the altered white matter tract integrity of the left anterior cingulate in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in whole...

.... Posttraumatic stress disorder Corticotropin-releasing hormone Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis Atrial natriuretic peptide Blood pressure 25 4 2003 Biological Psychology/Pharmacopsychology Original Paper Neuropsychobiology 2003;47:102 108 DOI: 10.1159/000070018 Endocrine...

... stressful events and may be elevated in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CR-PTSD) in comparison with normal subjects and major depressive disorder patients. Methods: The aim of the present study was to examine the possible involvement of the HPG system in chronic untreated CR-PTSD. To this end...

...Nicoletta Brunello; Jonathan R.T. Davidson; Martin Deahl; Ron C. Kessler; Julien Mendlewicz; Giorgio Racagni; Arieh Y. Shalev; Joseph Zohar Epidemiological studies clearly indicate that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is becoming a major health concern worldwide even if still poorly recognized...