Hippocampal volume and memory performance in a community-based sample of women with posttraumatic stress disorder secondary to child abuse.

CL, Pederson; SH, Maurer; PL, Kaminski; KA, Zander; CM, Peters; LA, Stokes-Crowe; RE, Osborn

doi:10.1023/b:jots.0000014674.84517.46

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Hippocampal volume and memory performance in a community-based sample of women with posttraumatic stress disorder secondary to child abuse.

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Pederson CL

Maurer SH

Kaminski PL

Abstract

Childhood abuse is linked to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which follows abuse survivors into adulthood. This study identified the neuropsychological and neuromorphological sequelae of PTSD among prepubescently abused women. Right-handed women aged 20-40 years were placed into PTSD and abuse...

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