Post-traumatic stress disorder--a scar for life
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Developing Neuroimaging Phenotypes of the Default Mode Network in PTSD: Integrating the Resting State, Working Memory, and Structural Connectivity
Published on: July 1, 2014
1Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, City Hospital, Birmingham.
Abstract:
The symptoms of flashbacks, nightmares and hypervigilance may be understood by those who have shared or understand a traumatic event, but the duration of such symptoms may well outstretch all expectations. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is serious, and may affect the rest of a sufferer's life. Traumatic situations are ubiquitous in the modern-day world, and can occur in both military and civilian settings. A great deal of research into the development and management of PTSD has been carried out in the past two decades; although many drug treatments and psychotherapeutic approaches have been investigated, no single method has been found to cure all the symptoms successfully.
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