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Citation |
Pederson CL, Maurer SH, Kaminski PL, Zander KA, Peters CM, Stokes-Crowe LA, Osborn RE. J. Trauma. Stress 2004; 17(1): 37-40. |
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Affiliation |
Biology Department, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio 45501-0720, USA. cpederson@wittenberg.edu |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2004, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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15027791 |
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Abstract |
Childhood abuse is linked to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which follows abuse survivors into adulthood. This study identified the neuropsychological and neuromorphological sequelae of PTSD among prepubescently abused women. Right-handed women aged 20-40 years were placed into PTSD and abuse, abuse only, and normal control groups (n = 17 per group). Participants were screened for trauma history and psychiatric symptoms, demographically matched, and given neuropsychological tests and a magnetic resonance scan of their brain. Women with PTSD did not express significant deficits in memory performance or hippocampal volume when compared with the abuse and normal control groups. Language: en |