The study of inflammation in fear-and anxiety-based disorders has gained interest as
growing literature indicates that pro-inflammatory markers can directly modulate affective …

All individuals experience stressful life events, and up to 84% of the general population will
experience at least one potentially traumatic event. In some cases, acute or chronic …

Recent years have seen increased interest in psychopathologies related to trauma
exposure. Specifically, there has been a growing awareness to posttraumatic stress disorder …

People exposed to chronic stress age rapidly. The telomeres in their cells of all types
shorten faster. Inflammation is another important feature of stress that, along with aging …

Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, causing significant
suffering and disability. Relative to other psychiatric disorders, anxiety disorders tend to …

This review examines the putative link between glucocorticoid and hippocampal
abnormalities in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Increased glucocorticoid receptor …

Although biological systems have evolved to promote stress-resilience, there is variation in
stress-responses. Understanding the biological basis of such individual differences has …

Methylation of the SKA2 (spindle and kinetochore-associated complex subunit 2) gene has
recently been identified as a promising biomarker of suicide risk. Based on this finding, we …

This review highlights early efforts to translate pre-clinical and clinical findings regarding the
role of neuroactive steroids in stress adaptation and PTSD into new therapeutics for PTSD …

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of measuring changes in gene expression associated with
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment using emotional freedom techniques (EFT) …