Early life stress and the anxious brain: Evidence for a neural mechanism linking childhood emotional maltreatment to anxiety in adulthood

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1037-1054

  Fonzo, G A ^a   Ramsawh, H J ^b   Flagan, T M ^c   Simmons, A N ^c,d,e   Sullivan, S G ^c   Allard, C B ^c,d,e   Paulus, M P ^c,d,f   Stein, M B ^c,d,g  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Center of Excellence in Stress and Mental Health   (United States)

^f LAUREATE INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; anxiety; childhood maltreatment; early life stress; imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ANXIETY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949894876     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291715002603     Document Type: Article

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