Certain individuals are more susceptible to stress and trauma, as well as the physical and
mental health consequences following such exposure, including risk for post-traumatic …

Background There is increasing understanding of the significance of early
neurodevelopment in establishing risk for the range of mental disorders. Models of the early …

Childhood trauma has been linked to the development and severity of psychiatric disorders
as well as deficits in cognitive functioning. This study aimed to investigate the performance …

Recently, scientific interest in the brain–gut axis has grown dramatically, particularly with
respect to the link between gastrointestinal and psychiatric dysfunction. However, the role of …

Adverse childhood experiences are associated with higher risk for suicide and suicidal
behavior later in life. There are known associations between childhood trauma, particularly …

Major depression is a serious psychiatric disorder; however, the precise biological basis of
depression still remains elusive. A large body of evidence implicates a dysregulated …

The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of childhood trauma on HPA axis
activity both in depression patients and healthy controls in order to determine the role of …

Objectives The process of sensitization (increased responsivity) to the recurrence of
stressors, affective episodes, and bouts of substance abuse that can drive illness …

Background Depression is common in patients with cardiovascular disease. The importance
of preoperative depression for long-term survival following coronary artery bypass grafting …

Early life adversity can have long-lasting impact on learning and memory processes and
increase the risk to develop stress-related psychopathologies later in life. In this study we …