The posttraumatic stress disorder project in Brazil: neuropsychological, structural and molecular neuroimaging studies in victims of urban violence

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Life trauma is highly prevalent in the general population and posttraumatic stress disorder is among the most prevalent psychiatric consequences of trauma exposure. Brazil has a unique environment to conduct translational research ab...

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Main Authors: Bressan Rodrigo A, Quarantini Lucas C, Andreoli Sérgio B, Araújo Celia, Breen Gerome, Guindalini Camila, Hoexter Marcelo, Jackowski Andrea P, Jorge Miguel R, Lacerda Acioly LT, Lara Diogo R, Malta Stella, Moriyama Tais S, Quintana Maria I, Ribeiro Wagner S, Ruiz Juliana, Schoedl Aline F, Shih Ming C, Figueira Ivan, Koenen Karestan C, Mello Marcelo F, Mari Jair J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/9/30