Stress Hormones and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder : Basic Studies and Clinical Perspectives /

• Συλλογικό Έργο: Colloquium on Stress Hormones and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Basic Studies and Clinical Perspectives Amsterdam, Netherlands) (authoring body.), Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (sponsoring body.)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kloet, E. R. de (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Oitzl, Melly S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Vermetten, Eric, 1961- (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Πρακτικό Συνεδρίου Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier, 2008.
• Έκδοση: First edition.
• Σειρά: Progress in brain research ; v. 167.
• Θέματα: Post-traumatic stress disorder > Endocrine aspects > Congresses.; Post-traumatic stress disorder > Etiology > Congresses.; Post-traumatic stress disorder > Treatment > Methodology > Congresses.; Post-traumatic stress disorder > Effect of drugs on > Congresses.; Stress (Psychology) > Genetic aspects > Research > Congresses.; PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Hormones > adverse effects > Congresses.; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > etiology > Congresses.; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > therapy > Congresses.; Stress > physiopathology > Congresses.; Post-traumatic stress disorder > Etiology.; Electronic books.; Conference papers and proceedings.
• Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: "Based on the Colloquium on 'Stress Hormones and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) : Basic Studies and Clinical Perspectives' that was organized in Amsterdam under auspices of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences"--Page ix.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: 1 online resource (xviii, 320 pages) : illustrations (some color).
• Βιβλιογραφία: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780080556475; 0080556477; 0444531408; 9780444531407
• ISSN: 0079-6123 ;

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) arises from the experience of severe stressors and trauma. The disorder is characterized by recurrent recall of intrusive memories to the event, nightmares with insomnia, emotional numbing, hyperarousal, which are all long-lasting and relatively resistant to therapy. The focus of this book is on the question of how stress hormones are involved in PTSD. Recent evidence suggests that a dysregulation in stress hormones promotes the precipitation of PTSD and that correction of these hormones may ameliorate the disorder. This book combines state-of-the-art basic research on stress hormones from gene to behaviour with clinical research demonstrating the progress in understanding via imaging techniques, genetics, vulnerable phenotypes and co-morbidity with other disorders and physical illness.