objective(s): due to the prevalence and pervasiveness of stress in modern life and exposure to both chronic and acute stresses, it is not clear whether prior exposure to chronic stress can influence the impairing effects of acute stress on memory retrieval. this issue was tested in this study. materials and methods: adult male wistar rats were randomly assigned to the following groups: control,...

Researchers interested in the neurobiology of the acute stress response in humans require a valid and reliable acute stressor that can be used under experimental conditions. The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) provides such a testing platform. It induces stress by requiring participants to make an interview-style presentation, followed by a surprise mental arithmetic test, in front of an interv...

Fear generalization is a symptom of anxiety-related disorders, including acute stress disorder and post-traumatic disorder. Using contextual fear conditioning paradigm, we found that mice exposed to similar neutral context but not different soon after training showed immediately memory consolidation (i.e., 6 h training). This was reflected by change only in the total amount also pattern freezin...

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a distressing condition, which is often treated with psychological and/or pharmacological therapies. the talk will give information about current treatment regimes in ptsd which haven proven evidence in reviews and meta-analysis. furthermore, new and somewhat experimental treatments will be presented to provide insights into new treatment approaches.

posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a disorder of emotional and mental stress occurring as an outcome of injury or severe emotional shock. several neuroimaging studies in humans have shown the functions and relationship between the anatomical changes of brain and ptsd. the three major areas of the brain are affected by ptsd .these three areas are the amygdala, hippocampus and prefrontal cor...

objective: in some areas of iran self -immolation is one of the most common ways for committing suicide and it is very disturbing and painful for those who witness it. due to the presence of the families/relatives of the self-immolation victims in the psychiatric clinics seeking for the treatment of ptsd sings, we decided to carry out a research in this respect. method: this descriptive cross-s...

This article addresses early intervention in Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) affecting children victims of terror and their parents, in an attempt to ease the reactive distress and prevent development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The latter disorder is chronic, associated with disability on numerous levels of functioning, and is highly prevalent among trauma victims, especially children...

To date, no studies have investigated factors associated with Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents. Relationships between ASD and a number of demographic, trauma, cognitive, and trauma memory variables were therefore investigated in a sample (N = 93) of children and adolescents involved in assaults and motor vehicle accidents. Several cognitive variables and the quality of tr...

To date, no studies have investigated factors associated with acute stress disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents. Relationships between ASD and a number of demographic, trauma, cognitive, and trauma memory variables were therefore investigated in a sample (N=93) of children and adolescents involved in assaults and motor vehicle accidents. Several cognitive variables and the quality of trau...