Sex differences in fear conditioning in posttraumatic stress disorder
Rationale/statement of the problem: Women are twice as likely as men to develop Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Abnormal acquisition of conditioned fear has been suggested as a mechanism for the development of PTSD. While some studies of healthy humans suggest that women are either no differen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2012-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Psychotraumatology |
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