Neurobiological and clinical consequences of stress Book

	Contributing Authors
	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	A Neuroanatomy of Stress	3
2	Regulation of Intracellular Signal Transduction and Gene Expression by Stress	27
3	Neurochemical Studies of Central Noradrenergic Responses to Acute and Chronic Stress: Implications for Normal and Abnormal Behavior	45
4	Stress and Central Amino Acid Systems	61
5	Stress and Neuronal Sensitization	83
6	Neuropeptides and Stress: Preclinical Findings and Implications for Pathophysiology	103
7	Setting "Stress" into Motion: Brain Mechanisms of Stimulus Evaluation	125
8	Adrenal Steroid Actions on Brain: Dissecting the Fine Line between Protection and Damage	135
9	Stress Regulation of Memory Processes: Role of Peripheral Catecholamines and Glucose	151
10	A Model of the Stress-Induced Activation of Prefrontal Cortical Dopamine Systems: Coping and the Development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	163
11	Behavioral and Physiological Analysis of Fear Inhibition: Extinction and Conditioned Inhibition	177
12	Sensitization and Kindling: Implications for the Evolving Neural Substrates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	203
13	Mediation of the Stress Response by the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis	225
14	Toward a Cognitive Neuroscience of Dissociation and Altered Memory Functions in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	239
15	Neural Circuits and Mechanisms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	271
16	Psychophysiological Evidence for Autonomic Arousal and Startle in Traumatized Adult Populations	291
17	Neurobiological Perspectives on Sleep in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	315
18	Clinical Studies of Neurotransmitter Alterations in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	335
19	Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Functioning in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Expanding the Concept of the Stress Response Spectrum	351
20	Some Approaches to the Study of the Clinical Implications of Thyroid Alterations in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
21	Neuroimmunology of Stress	381
22	Somatic Consequences of Stress	403
23	An Epidemiologic Profile of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Risk Factors	415
24	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbidity: Psychobiological Approaches to Differential Diagnosis	429
25	Complications of Chemical Abuse and Dependency	447
26	Towards Pharmacotherapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	465
27	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	483
28	Dynamic Psychotherapy of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	495
29	The Relationship between Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Physical Health	507
30	Key Questions and a Research Agenda for the Future	527
	Subject Index	535