Does trauma cause lasting changes in HPA-axis functioning in healthy individuals?

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 167, Issue , 2007, Pages 273-275

  Klaassens, Ellen R ^a   van Veen, Tineke ^a   Zitman, Frans G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

childhood trauma; coping; healthy adults; HPA axis; long term; railroad personnel; trauma; veterans

Indexed keywords

ARMY; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAILWAY EMPLOYEE; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; VETERANS; WOMEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36248937668     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(07)67022-8     Document Type: Review

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