Life-long effects of extreme stress on brain structures - a holocaust survivor MRI study

Fňašková,  Monika; Říha,  Pavel; Rektor,  Ivan

Life-long effects of extreme stress on brain structures - a holocaust survivor MRI study

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Authors	FŇAŠKOVÁ Monika ŘÍHA Pavel REKTOR Ivan
Year of publication	2019
Type	Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
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Description	The neurobiological markers of extreme stress in Holocaust survivors (HS) compared to Czech age- and gender-matched control subjects (CS) without a personal or family history of Holocaust were investigated. Posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth were significantly more frequent in HS than CS.
Related projects:	Neurobiological and psychological markers of reaction to extreme stress and its impact on offspring - three generation study of holocaust survivors and their offspring