Long-lasting hormonal alterations to extreme stress in humans: normative or maladaptive? - PubMed (original) (raw)
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Long-lasting hormonal alterations to extreme stress in humans: normative or maladaptive?
R Yehuda et al. Psychosom Med. 1993 May-Jun.
Abstract
The biological consequences of stress have been studied for over half a decade, however, little is known about persistent biological alterations after extreme stress in humans. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a syndrome that occurs in some individuals after exposure to extreme stress. In this review, we summarize some of our studies of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis alterations in PTSD and compare and contrast these findings with knowledge concerning biological changes following stress.
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