TY - JOUR
PY - 2010//
TI - Neurobiological basis of post-traumatic stress
JO - Anales de Psicología : Revista de la Facultad de Filosofía y Ciencias de la Educación, Sección de Psicología, Universidad de Murcia
A1 - Coelho Rebelo Maia, Luis Alberto
A1 - Costa Oliveira, Jorge Manuel
SP - 1
EP - 10
VL - 26
IS - 1
N2 - The Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has a long past but a short history (Saigh & Bremner, 1999; Serra, 2003). In Literature, patients who suffer from pos-traumatic stress disorder are described as subjects that have been exposed to extremely stressful events, such as wars, natural disasters (floods and earthquakes), traffic accidents, rape, not only in childhood but also in adulthood. These patients, who undergo this disorder, suffer of intrusive memories and dissociation flashbacks related to the traumatic events in which they have very little or no control at all, nightmares, sleep disorders, hyper monitoring, exaggerated physiological reactions when remember traumatic events, avoiding reactions, emotional expression restriction, feelings of culpability and finally, a consequent social dysfunction (Bremner & Charney, 1994; Charney, Deutcg, Krystral, southwich & Davis, 1993; Bremner, Staib Kaloupek, Southwick, Soufer & Charney, 1999; Friedman & Yehuda, 1995). According to the exposed, several investigators felt necessity to deeply understand the Neurobiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. That subject, according to Bremner & Chancy (1994) and Friedman & Yehuda (1995) will allow us an ampler knowledge about the problem, being the propellant of the investigation advance of new treatments, essentially of Psychopharmacological nature. So, with the elaboration of this text, starting in an historical context of PTSD, we set out to produce a theoretical revision related to the different neurobiological mechanisms implied in PTSD, such as the psychopharmacological indications at the moment of medical treatment. Language: es
LA - es
SN - 0212-9728
UR - http://dx.doi.org/
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