Hypothalamus volume mediates the association between adverse childhood experience and PTSD development after adulthood trauma
Abstract The hypothalamus is critical for regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and response to stress. Adverse childhood experience (ACE) can affect brain structure, which may contribute to development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after subsequent adult trauma. It i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2023-08-01
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| Series: | Translational Psychiatry |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-023-02576-2 |