Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Download or read book Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder written by Rachel Yehuda and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume were presented at a conference entitled Psychobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder held by the New York Academy of Sciences on September 7-10, 1996. The aim of the text is to critically evaluate and sythesize the available biologic information on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition only officially included in psychiatric nosology since 1980. PTSD occurs in some persons after extreme trauma, and because abuse and trauma are largely prevalent in psychiatric disorders, there is a need for the study of the underlying biology and pathogenesis of the disorder.