Exploring Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Pathophysiology

This review highlights importance of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a dynamic disorder which involves fluctuations between contrasting forms of emotional dysregulation.¹ This presentation will also provide a high-level overview of the pathophysiology of PTSD, including discussion of the potential role of monoamine neurotransmitter systems involved in emotional regulation and fear response in the amygdala.

References: 

1. Yehuda R, et al. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2015;1:15057.