Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Basic Science and Clinical Practice /

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric condition that can occur in anyone who has experienced a life-threatening or violent event. The trauma can be due to war, terrorism, torture, natural disasters, accidents, violence, or rape. In Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Basic Science and Clinical...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: LeDoux, Joseph E. (Editor), Keane, Terrence. (Editor), Shiromani, Peter. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-329-9
Table of Contents:
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Definition, Prevalence, and Risk Factors
  • Amygdala and the Neural Pathways of Fear
  • Physiology of The Amygdala: Implications For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Counteracting Molecular Pathways Regulating The Reduction of Fear: Implications For The Treatment of Anxiety Diseases
  • Memory In Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Neurocognitive Approach
  • Towards Animal Models of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: From Neurons to Networks
  • Arousal Neurons in the Brain
  • Hyperarousal and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Role for the Hypercretin System
  • The Locus Coeruleus-Noradrenergic System and Stress: Implications for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Effect Of Stress On Sleep And Its Relationship To Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Stress Hormones And Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Low Basal Cortisol And Startle Responding As Possible Biomarkers of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Influence of Internalizing And Externalizing Comorbidity
  • Functional Neuroimaging In Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • The Amygdala in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Treatment Strategies
  • Pharmacological Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Guided Imagery as a Therapeutic Tool in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Combat Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.