Characterizing White Matter Changes along Fibers in Treatment-Naive Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Disrupted grey matter network morphology in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder

Analyzing White Matter Integrity Changes Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans

Introduction: War-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common persistent medical problem in veterans, characterized by recurrent trauma memories, and fear response / physiological reactivity to the trauma reminders [1]. Previous neuroimaging studies have revealed cortical and subcortical abnormalities in PTSD, indicated by the reduced volumes of prefrontal cortex (PFC), anterior ci...

Assessment of Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

child ratings; and (5) be sensitive to treatment-induced change in symptoms. With the increasing emphasis on multi-disciplinary approaches to assessment and treatment, assessment tools also must facilitate communication, not only among clinicians, but between clinicians and regulatory bodies, such as utilization review committees with managed care environments, and with schools (Saigh, 1996). O...

Predicting treatment response in posttraumatic stress disorder.

Submitted: December 22, 2014; accepted January 5, 2015. Corresponding author: Amit Etkin, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 401 Quarry Rd, MC: 5797, Stanford, CA 94305-5797 ([email protected]). J Clin Psychiatry 2015;76(8):e1035–e1036 dx.doi.org/10.4088/JCP.14com09752 © Copyright 2015 Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc. P stress disorder (PTSD)...

Reduced hippocampal volume and total white matter volume in posttraumatic stress disorder.

BACKGROUND Reduced hippocampal volumes in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients are thought to reflect specific changes of this structure. Previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have not consistently examined indices of overall brain atrophy, therefore it cannot be completely ruled out that hippocampal changes are explained by whole-brain atrophy. The purpose of this study wa...