Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis entails exposure to an external
stressful event. Regarding such event as a reference point for disease onset
represents a unique opportunity to investigate which, if any, of the neural
abnormalities that characterize PTSD constitute a predisposing (pre-exposure)
stressful event. Regarding such event as a reference point for disease onset
represents a unique opportunity to investigate which, if any, of the neural
abnormalities that characterize PTSD constitute a predisposing (pre-exposure)
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Comprehensive Guide to Post-traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) |
Editors | Colin Martin, Victor R. Preedy, Vinood B. Patel |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 61-75 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 3-319-08359-7 |
State | Published - 2016 |