Evolution of the human fear-circuitry and acute sociogenic pseudoneurological symptoms: The Neolithic balanced-polymorphism hypothesis

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-129

  Bracha, H Stefan ^a   Yoshioka, Dawn T ^a   Masukawa, Nicole K ^a   Stockman, Deborah J J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allele variant polymorphisms; Combat; Conversion disorder; DSM V; Terrorism; War

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ALLELE; ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; FEAR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; TAXONOMY; WAR;

ALLELES; ANDROGENS; ANTHROPOLOGY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONVERSION DISORDER; EVOLUTION; FEAR; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; NERVE NET; PALEONTOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SYNCOPE; TERMINOLOGY; WAR;

EID: 24644463674     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.05.013     Document Type: Review

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