Stress-Related Disorders / / edited by Emilio B. L. Ovuga.

• TeilnehmendeR: Ovuga, Emilio B. L.,
• Place / Publishing House: London : : IntechOpen,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 pages)

This book presents a comprehensive overview of traumatic stress. Chapters address such topics as biomarkers in traumatic stress, the role of microglia activation, proliferation, and neuro-inflammation in the genesis of mental disorders and pain, the role of anger in the genesis and maintenance of hypertension, the role of anger and imagery in the maintenance of stress-related disorders, the role of oxidative stress in the etiology and maintenance of cardiovascular diseases, the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more.

Table of Contents

1. A Scoping Review of the Literature on Trauma Cue-Induced Drug Craving in Substance Users with Trauma Histories or PTSD -- 2. Current Understanding of Biomarkers in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Implications for Research and Treatment -- 3. Stress, Microglial Activation, and Mental Disorders -- 4. Stress-induced Anger and Hypertension: An Evaluation of the Effects of Homeopathic Treatment -- 5. The Influence of Anger and Imagery on the Maintenance and Treatment of PTSD -- 6. Oxidative Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases: The Role of Mitochondria -- 7. Correlates of Mobbing among Medical Residents in a University General Hospital: The Experience from Greece and Review of Literature -- 8. New Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- 9. Treating Trauma-related Disorders in Later Life: Moving Forward -- 10. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health -- 11. Lay Counselors' Mental Wellness in Suicide Prevention after Prolonged Mass Trauma: A Pre- and Post-Training Appraisal.