Psychosocial Stress and Brain Function in Adolescent Psychopathology.

CONCLUSIONS: The results link hyperactive amygdala responses and regions critical for top-down emotional processing with high levels of psychosocial stress in individuals with greater conduct and hyperactivity/inattention symptoms. This work highlights the importance of studying how psychosocial stress affects functional brain responses to social-emotional stimuli, particularly in adolescents with externalizing symptoms.
PMID: 28618856 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - June 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Quinlan EB, Cattrell A, Jia T, Artiges E, Banaschewski T, Barker G, Bokde ALW, Bromberg U, Büchel C, Brühl R, Conrod PJ, Desrivieres S, Flor H, Frouin V, Gallinat J, Garavan H, Gowland P, Heinz A, Martinot JL, Paillère Martinot ML, Nees F, Papadopoulos Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: research