Adverse Childhood Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Infectious Encephalopathies and Immune-Mediated Disease
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Relevant Contributors
3.1.1. Trauma
3.1.2. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
3.1.3. Intrusive Symptoms
3.1.4. Adverse Childhood Events
3.2. Pathophysiology
4. Discussion
4.1. Overview
4.2. Treatment Implications
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bransfield, R.C. Adverse Childhood Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Infectious Encephalopathies and Immune-Mediated Disease. Healthcare 2022, 10, 1127. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061127
Bransfield RC. Adverse Childhood Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Infectious Encephalopathies and Immune-Mediated Disease. Healthcare. 2022; 10(6):1127. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061127
Chicago/Turabian StyleBransfield, Robert C. 2022. "Adverse Childhood Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Infectious Encephalopathies and Immune-Mediated Disease" Healthcare 10, no. 6: 1127. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061127
APA StyleBransfield, R. C. (2022). Adverse Childhood Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Infectious Encephalopathies and Immune-Mediated Disease. Healthcare, 10(6), 1127. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10061127