Open AccessNeural Correlates of Memories of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Women With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Author(s) -
J. Douglas Bremner,
Murli Narayan,
Lawrence H. Staib,
Steven M. Southwick,
Thomas McGlashan,
Dennis S. Charney
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the american journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.477
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1535-7228
pISSN - 0002-953X
DOI - 10.1176/ajp.156.11.1787
Subject(s) - anterior cingulate cortex , sexual abuse , psychology , prefrontal cortex , child abuse , temporal cortex , fusiform gyrus , psychiatry , poison control , inferior frontal gyrus , clinical psychology , medicine , neuroscience , cognition , injury prevention , environmental health
Childhood sexual abuse is very common in our society, but little is known about the long-term effects of abuse on brain function. The purpose of this study was to measure neural correlates of memories of childhood abuse in sexually abused women with and without the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).