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

• Authors: FŇAŠKOVÁ Monika; ŘÍHA Pavel; REKTOR Ivan
• Year of publication: 2019
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• 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.

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