PTSD and its treatment rooted in known neuroanatomical and neuroendocrine systems

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PTSD and its treatment rooted in known neuroanatomical and neuroendocrine systems

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Nightmares can be associated with symptoms suggestive of excessive adrenaline release

This article by forensic psychiatrist James Gardiner discusses the continued evolution and recent reconceptualisation of the clinical syndrome of post-traumatic stress disorder and outlines possible pharmacological approaches to the treatment of PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a relatively new diagnosis, being first proposed in the 1970s and formalised in DSM-III in the 1980s. Accounts of sy