Abstract
Stressful life events and dysfunctional Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) axis have been implicated in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorders.
This paper attempts to review the existing literature on childhood traumata, recent life events, HPA axis functioning and their relationship in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Social Phobia. Preclinical and clinical models will be analyzed. Stressful life events seem to have a role in the onset and in the course of these disorders and HPA axis abnormalities have been reported in almost all anxiety disorders. The hypothesis that early stressful life events may provoke alterations of the stress response and thus of the HPA axis, that can endure during adulthood, predisposing individuals to develop psychopathology, will be evaluated.Keywords: Animal models, anxiety disorders, childhood traumata, cortisol, Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal axis, life events, stress response, vulnerability.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:The Role of Life Events and HPA Axis in Anxiety Disorders: A Review
Volume: 18 Issue: 35
Author(s): Carlo Faravelli, Carolina Lo Sauro, Lorenzo Lelli, Francesco Pietrini, Lisa Lazzeretti, Lucia Godini, Laura Benni, Giulia Fioravanti, Gabriela Alina Talamba, Giovanni Castellini and Valdo Ricca
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Keywords: Animal models, anxiety disorders, childhood traumata, cortisol, Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal axis, life events, stress response, vulnerability.
Abstract: Stressful life events and dysfunctional Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) axis have been implicated in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorders.
This paper attempts to review the existing literature on childhood traumata, recent life events, HPA axis functioning and their relationship in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Social Phobia. Preclinical and clinical models will be analyzed. Stressful life events seem to have a role in the onset and in the course of these disorders and HPA axis abnormalities have been reported in almost all anxiety disorders. The hypothesis that early stressful life events may provoke alterations of the stress response and thus of the HPA axis, that can endure during adulthood, predisposing individuals to develop psychopathology, will be evaluated.Export Options
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Faravelli Carlo, Lo Sauro Carolina, Lelli Lorenzo, Pietrini Francesco, Lazzeretti Lisa, Godini Lucia, Benni Laura, Fioravanti Giulia, Alina Talamba Gabriela, Castellini Giovanni and Ricca Valdo, The Role of Life Events and HPA Axis in Anxiety Disorders: A Review, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2012; 18 (35) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212803530907
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212803530907 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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