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| Title |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Immunological Disorder?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00222 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Zhewu Wang, Blaine Caughron, M. Rita I. Young |
| Abstract |
Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) exhibit an increased state of inflammation. Various animal models for PTSD have shown some of the same immune imbalances as have been shown in human subjects with PTSD, and some of these studies are discussed in this review. However, animal studies can only indirectly implicate immune involvement in PTSD in humans. This review of mainly studies with human subjects focuses on dissecting the immunological role in the pathogenesis of PTSD following initial trauma exposure. It addresses both the inflammatory state associated with PTSD and the immune imbalance between stimulatory and inhibitory immune mediators, as well as variables that can lead to discrepancies between analyses. The concept of immunological treatment approaches is proposed for PTSD, as new treatments are needed for this devastating disorder that is affecting unprecedented numbers of Veterans from the long-standing wars in the Middle East and which affects civilians following severe trauma. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| Guinea | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 82% |
| Scientists | 1 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 106 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 106 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 25 | 24% |
| Unknown | 21 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 19 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 12% |
| Neuroscience | 12 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 15 | 14% |
| Unknown | 30 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 23. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 June 2022.
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#990
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