Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Basic Science and Clinical Practice /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: LeDoux, Joseph E. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Keane, Terrence (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Shiromani, Peter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Neurology.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.

 Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric condition that can occur in anyone who has experienced a life-threatening or violent event. The trauma can be due to war, terrorism, torture, natural disasters, accidents, violence, or rape. In Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Basic Science and Clinical Practice, widely regarded experts in the field outline the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and provide a range of state-of-the-art treatment strategies for clinicians. Originally associated exclusively with military service, PTSD is now recognized as a disorder that can result from any traumatic situation and can afflict children as well as adults. In this ground-breaking title, the authors review the current state of knowledge of PTSD, covering not only pharmacological and psychological treatment strategies but also epidemiological findings, the neurobiology and neurophysiology of PTSD, and brain imaging issues. In all, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Basic Science and Clinical Practice provides today's most relevant and up-to-date information regarding the treatment and understanding of those affected by PTSD and is an invaluable resource for all clinicians and neuroscientists concerned with the condition. 

 Amygdala and Fear -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Definition, Prevalence, and Risk Factors -- The Amygdala and the Neural Pathways of Fear -- Physiology of the Amygdala: Implications for PTSD -- Counteracting Molecular Pathways Regulating the Reduction of Fear: Implications for the Treatment of Anxiety Diseases -- Memory in PTSD:A Neurocognitive Approach -- Animal Models of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Toward Animal Models of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- PTSD: From Neurons to Networks -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Arousal -- Arousal Neurons in the Brain -- Hyperarousal and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Role for the Hypocretin System -- The Locus Coeruleus-Noradrenergic System and Stress: Implications for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Effect of Stress on Sleep and Its Relationship to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Stress hormones in post-traumatic stress disorder -- Stress Hormones and PTSD -- Low Basal Cortisol and Startle Responding as Possible Biomarkers of PTSD: The Influence of Internalizing and Externalizing Comorbidity -- Brain Imaging in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Functional Neuroimaging in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- The Amygdala in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Treatment Strategies -- Pharmacologic Treatment of PTSD -- Guided Imagery as a Therapeutic Tool in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD.