Is there a link between child abuse and neglect and anxiety disorders?

Minerva Psichiatrica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-148

  Perna, G ^a,b,c   Alciati, A ^b   Prestia, D ^b   Torti, T ^b   Nemeroff, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FoRiPsi Altese con Cassano ^*  (Italy)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Child abuse; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR;

ADULTHOOD; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NEUROBIOLOGY; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84882350478     PISSN: 03911772     EISSN: 18271731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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