Citation

Neda O, Natasa M. Medicinski casopis 2012; 46(4): 227-231.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Srpsko lekarsko društvo - Okružna podružnica Kragujevac)

DOI

10.5937/mckg46-2708

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant problem in the community and recent neuroimaging research studies focused on identifying the brain circuit that underlies its development. PTSD has been classified as other anxiety conditions such as anxiety disorders (panic attacks, phobias, etc.) because of its dominant symptoms such as intense, overwhelming anxiety. Furthermore, there have been efforts to understand whether certain neurobiological changes in post-traumatic stress disorder often reflect existing vulnerability factors instead of being the result of exposure to trauma and the correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder. By using imaging methods, changes in brain structure and function of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder were identified. Brain areas involved in the stress response include the hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortical region, including the orbitofrontal cortex and the cingulum. This paper presents the brain regions that are involved in changes in PTSD patients, and reviews possible therapeutic procedures and the protocol for monitoring their effects. Keywords
stress disorders, post-traumatic; brain; hippocampus; amygdala; prefrontal cortex

Language: sr