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Stress

MayoClinic.com: Stress Center

The Mayo Clinic’s online Stress Center provides information about stress awareness, symptoms, relief, and prevention. It also houses a stress assessment questionnaire and a blog written by a Mayo clinician.

MEDLINEplus: Stress

This easy to use service of the National Library of Medicine has links to articles, research reports, and organizations covering various aspects of stress. Some information is available in Spanish.

The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, overseen by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, houses an online information center with materials on reactions to trauma; symptoms, treatment and care of PTSD; frequently asked questions; and more.

National Child Trauma Stress Network

The National Child Trauma Stress Network offers information on types child trauma, treatments, crisis hotlines, and more for caregivers, educators, and healthcare professionals. The Network is coordinated by UCLA and Duke University, and funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

NIMH: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

This National Institute of Mental Health page provides information about the symptoms, treatments, and current research and news on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, in addition to links to relevant publications and information on how to get help.

Dana Links

The Role of Stress in Brain Development

The Role of Stress in Brain Development

Published Apr 25, 2012
by Claudia Buss, Ph.D. and Sonja Entringer, Ph.D. and James M. Swanson, Ph.D. and Pathik D. Wadhwa, M.D., Ph.D.
During gestation, the fetal brain develops dramatically as structures and connections form, providing the foundation for all future development. Exposure to maternal stress can sometimes have deleterious effects on the fetus, depending on the cause, timing, duration, and intensity of stress. Fortunately, postnatal interventions, such as a secure parent-infant bond and an enriched environment, can buffer the potential negative consequences.
Effects of Stress on the Developing Brain

Effects of Stress on the Developing Brain

Published Sep 21, 2011
by Bruce S. McEwen
Early-life stress can lead to long-lasting behavioral, mental, and physical consequences. Fortunately, preventive measures can improve health outcomes, and while interventions for those who have already experienced debilitating early-life stress require considerable effort, they remain possible, thanks to the brain’s plasticity.
Long-term Memories

Long-term Memories

Published Oct 29, 2010
by Cristina M. Alberini, Ph.D.
Traumatic memories haunt the lives of people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, and other illnesses. Fortunately, recent research into the changeability of long-term memories may someday develop into treatments for such individuals. But before this can happen, researchers must determine just how effectively the fear associated with older memories—especially those involved in PTSD—can be reduced and for how long.
Last Updated: 3/12/13

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