Effects of psychotherapy on the biology of posttraumatic stress disorder : brain imaging and neurophysiological correlates

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Contents

1 Introduction

Part I PTSD versus Trauma-Exposed Control Group

2 Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Dutch Police Officers with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

3 Cortisol, Learning, Memory, and Attention in Relation to Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Police Officers with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

4 Cerebral Blood Flow Changes during Script-Driven Imagery in Police Officers with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Part II Effects of Psychotherapy

5 Effects of Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy in Outpatients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Randomized Clinical Trial

6 Heart Rate Responsivity to Script-Driven Imagery in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Specificity of Response and Effects of Psychotherapy

7 Effects of Psychotherapy on Hippocampal Volume in Out-Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: a MRI Investigation

8 Effects of Psychotherapy on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow during Trauma Imagery in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Appendix Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

9 Samenvatting, Summary

10 General Discussion

References

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List of Publications

Curriculum Vitae

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