Posttraumatic stress disorder under ongoing threat: A review of neurobiological and neuroendocrine findings

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Fragkaki, Iro ^a   Thomaes, Kathleen ^b   Sijbrandij, Marit ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Cortisol; Hippocampus; Neurobiology; Neuroendocrinology; Ongoing threat; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006228051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v7.30915     Document Type: Article

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