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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent and impairing condition in adolescents.
  • Knowledge regarding the neurobiology of adolescent PTSD and treatment effects on neurodevelopment is limited compared to adult PTSD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current understanding of adolescent PTSD neurobiology within a neurodevelopmental framework.
  • To identify knowledge gaps and emerging areas for future research in adolescent PTSD biology.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies on adolescent PTSD.
  • Analysis of findings related to threat processing, emotion regulation, and frontolimbic development.
  • Examination of potential neurodevelopmental targets for treatment.

Main Results:

  • Adolescent PTSD exhibits unique neurodevelopmental substrates, differing from adult PTSD and potentially impacting recovery.
  • Abnormal frontolimbic development is observed in adolescents with PTSD compared to typically developing peers.
  • Limited data exist on adult PTSD constructs like threat learning in adolescent populations.

Conclusions:

  • Adolescent PTSD has distinct neurobiological features that may be amenable to interventions targeting adolescent neuroplasticity.
  • Further research is needed to understand how current treatments affect neurodevelopment and to identify novel therapeutic targets.
  • Emerging areas like computational modeling and caregiver stress transmission may offer new avenues for improving resilience and recovery.