Bouncing back - trauma and the HPA-axis in healthy adults

Dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA)-axis is thought to underlie stress-related psychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some studies have reported HPA-axis dysregulation in trauma-exposed (TE) adults in the absence of psychiatric...

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Main Author: Ellen Renée Klaassens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-12-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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Online Access:http://www.eurojnlofpsychotraumatol.net/index.php/ejpt/article/view/5844/pdf_84