Understanding Resilience

Resilience is the ability to adapt successfully in the face of stress and adversity. Stressful life events, trauma and chronic adversity can have a substantial impact on brain function and structure, and can result in the development of PTSD, depression and other psychiatric disorders. However, most...

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Main Authors: Gang eWu, Adriana eFeder, Hagit eCohen, Joanna J. Kim, Solara eCalderon, Dennis S. Charney, Aleksander A. Mathé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00010/full