Sex differences in fear conditioning in posttraumatic stress disorder

Rationale/statement of the problem: Women are twice as likely as men to develop Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Abnormal acquisition of conditioned fear has been suggested as a mechanism for the development of PTSD. While some studies of healthy humans suggest that women are either no differen...

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Main Authors: Sabra S. Inslicht, Thomas J. Metzler, Mohammed Milad, Suzanne Pineles, Scott Orr, Charles Marmar, Thomas C. Neylan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-09-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
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