Background: The neurobiological basis of stress and anxiety in primates remains poorly
understood. In this study, we examined the neural response to a naturalistic social stressor …

Objective: There are no previous studies using single photon emission computed
tomography (SPECT) scans in somatization disorder (SD) patients. The aim of this paper is …

A Vietnam veteran with a combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder developed recurrent
dissociative flashbacks (related to the atrocities of a specific war incident) several months …

Background: The aim of this study was to compare resting cerebral blood flow velocity
values of unmedicated patients in the acute phase of panic disorder with resting values of …

In most of the cases of psychiatric disorders, since there has been no structural changes
detected in the brain, the researchers directed themselves to the funct› onal changes in …

This chapter reviews the putative biological mechanisms underlying anxiety disorders and
depression. Studies relating to three particular areas are compared in detail. Firstly, it …

The origin of panic disorder is still an open question, and a detailed overview of presently
available findings and positions goes beyond the scope of this chapter. The following …