Smaller hippocampal volume following sexual assault in women is associated with post‐traumatic stress disorder

Yann Quidé, Frédéric Andersson, Diane Dufour‐Rainfray, Céline Descriaud, Bruno Brizard, Valérie Gissot, Helen Cléry, M‐P. Carrey Le Bas, Sylvie Osterreicher, Maja Ogielska,

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica · 2018 · 24 citations · 44 references

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Abstract

This study indicates that having smaller hippocampal volumes is a risk factor to develop PTSD in females exposed to sexual assault.

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