Childhood Maltreatment Experience Influences Neural Response to Psychosocial Stress in Adults: An fMRI Study

BackgroundChildhood maltreatment is a strong risk factor for the development of depression in later life. However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying this vulnerability are not well understood. As depression has been associated with dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis...

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Main Authors: Xue Zhong, Qingsen Ming, Daifeng Dong, Xiaoqiang Sun, Chang Cheng, Ge Xiong, Chuting Li, Xiaocui Zhang, Shuqiao Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02961/full