Early life stress as a risk factor for substance use disorders: Clinical and neurobiological substrates
Background: Early Life Stress (ELS) can profoundly influence an individual′s genotype and phenotype. Effects of ELS can manifest in the short-term, late life and even in subsequent generations. ELS activate corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF); CRF influences drug seeking and addiction. The aim of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2015;volume=37;issue=1;spage=36;epage=41;aulast=Varghese |