Stress and Resilience in Combat-Related PTSD: Integration of Psychological Theory and Biological Mechanisms

Dagmar Bruenig; Charles P Morris; Ross Young; Joanne Voisey

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08359-9_110

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Stress and Resilience in Combat-Related PTSD: Integration of Psychological Theory and Biological Mechanisms

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Stress and Resilience in Combat-Related PTSD: Integration of Psychological Theory and Biological Mechanisms

Dagmar Bruenig, Charles P Morris, Ross Young and Joanne Voisey

Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, pp.1097-1120

Springer International Publishing

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08359-9_110

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Genetic variations

Biomarkers

Coping

Stress

Resilience

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder that has a major impact on the ability to function effectively in daily life. PTSD may develop as a response to exposure to an event or events perceived as potentially harmful or life-threatening. It has high prevalence rates in the community, especially among vulnerable groups such as military personnel or those in emergency services. Despite extensive research in this field, the underlying mechanisms of the disorder remain largely unknown. The identification of risk factors for PTSD has posed a particular challenge as there can be delays in onset of the disorder, and most people who are exposed to traumatic events will not meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD. With the advent of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM V), the classification for PTSD has changed from an anxiety disorder into the category of stress- and trauma-related disorders. This has the potential to refocus PTSD research on the nature of stress and the stress response relationship. This review focuses on some of the important findings from psychological and biological research based on early models of stress and resilience. Improving our understanding of PTSD by investigating both genetic and psychological risk and coping factors that influence stress response, as well as their interaction, may provide a basis for more effective and earlier intervention.

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Title: Stress and Resilience in Combat-Related PTSD: Integration of Psychological Theory and Biological Mechanisms
Authors: Dagmar Bruenig (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Charles P Morris (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Ross Young (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Joanne Voisey (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Contributors: Colin R Martin (Editor)
Victor Preedy (Editor)
Vinood B Patel (Editor)
Publication details: Comprehensive Guide to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, pp.1097-1120
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08359-9_110; 10.1007/978-3-319-08359-9
ISBN: 9783319083599
Organisation Unit: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99553505402621
Output Type: Book chapter

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