Childhood trauma and amygdala nuclei volumes in youth at risk for mental illness.

CONCLUSION: The experience of physical or sexual abuse may leave detectable structural alterations in key regions of the amygdala, potentially mediating the risk of psychopathology in trauma-exposed youth.
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Source: Psychological Medicine - September 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Nogovitsyn N, Addington J, Souza R, Placsko TJ, Stowkowy J, Wang J, Goldstein BI, Bray S, Lebel C, Taylor VH, Kennedy SH, MacQueen G Tags: Psychol Med Source Type: research