Neural mechanisms in dissociative amnesia for childhood abuse: Relevance to the current controversy surrounding the 'false memory syndrome'

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 71-82

  Bremner, J Douglas ^a   Krystal, John H ^a   Charney, Dennis S ^a   Southwick, Steven M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONDITIONING; EMOTION; FEAR; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYSTERIA; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL;

EID: 0029947662     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.7.71     Document Type: Article

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