Childbirth-related posttraumatic stress symptoms – examining associations with hair endocannabinoid concentrations during pregnancy and lifetime trauma

Abstract Evidence has linked alterations of the endocannabinoid system with trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Childbirth-related PTSD symptoms (CB-PTSS) affect about every eighth woman and can negatively influence the entire family. While aetiological models of CB-PTSD includ...

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Main Authors: Luisa Bergunde, Marlene Karl, Sarah Schälicke, Victoria Weise, Judith T. Mack, Tilmann von Soest, Wei Gao, Kerstin Weidner, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Susann Steudte-Schmiedgen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2023-10-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-023-02610-3